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'''Alternative name(s): Giant Petrel, Antarctic Giant Petrel''' | '''Alternative name(s): Giant Petrel, Antarctic Giant Petrel''' | ||
| − | [[Image:Antarctic_Giant_Petrel.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Adult<br />Photo by {{user|derekh42|derekh42}}]] | + | [[Image:Antarctic_Giant_Petrel.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Adult<br />Photo by {{user|derekh42|derekh42}}<br />Crozet Island, November 2003]] |
;[[:Category:Macronectes|Macronectes]] giganteus | ;[[:Category:Macronectes|Macronectes]] giganteus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | [[Image:DSC8861-2.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|agustine|agustine}}<br />LPuerto Madryn, Chubut, Patagonia, [[Argentina]], September 2017]] | |
| − | Has a massive pale yellowish tubenose bill with green tints, especially at the tip. Dark birds differ from Hall's Giant Petrel by having a paler head and always having a pale leading edge to the "arm". | + | 85–100 cm (33½-39½ in)<br /> |
| + | *Has a massive pale yellowish tubenose bill with green tints, especially at the tip. | ||
| + | *Greyish-brown overall plumage | ||
| + | *Dark birds differ from [[Hall's Giant Petrel]] by having a paler head and always having a pale leading edge to the "arm". | ||
Young birds are uniformly dark, but become paler with age. | Young birds are uniformly dark, but become paler with age. | ||
| − | There is a white morph, referred to as the White Nellie. | + | There is a white morph, referred to as the 'White Nellie'. |
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Southern oceans, including Pacific and Atlantic sides of [[South America]], and around peninsula of [[Antarctica]]. | Southern oceans, including Pacific and Atlantic sides of [[South America]], and around peninsula of [[Antarctica]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Open ocean and coastal shorelines. | + | Open ocean and coastal shorelines. Travels south as far as the pack ice. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
[[Image:3284594812 S.jpg|thumb|350px|right|White Nellie Phase<br />Photo by {{user|charelli|charelli}}<br />Hannah Point, [[Antarctica]], February 2004]] | [[Image:3284594812 S.jpg|thumb|350px|right|White Nellie Phase<br />Photo by {{user|charelli|charelli}}<br />Hannah Point, [[Antarctica]], February 2004]] | ||
| − | Follows ships in hopes of snaring garbage thrown overboard. | + | Follows ships in hopes of snaring garbage thrown overboard. |
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
| − | + | Their diet consists mostly of carrion, particularly that of seals, whales and penguins, with the addition of krill, squid and fish. | |
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
| − | + | They construct a rough nest off the ground laying a single egg,which is incubated for about 60 days. The chick is brooded for 3 weeks. Chicks fledge after about 4 months. | |
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#De la Peña & Rumboll, 1998. ''Birds of Southern South America and Antarctica''. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-09035-1 |
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Sept 2017) | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Macronectes+giganteus}} | {{GSearch|Macronectes+giganteus}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Macronectes]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Macronectes]] | ||
Revision as of 22:33, 24 September 2017
Alternative name(s): Giant Petrel, Antarctic Giant Petrel
- Macronectes giganteus
Identification
85–100 cm (33½-39½ in)
- Has a massive pale yellowish tubenose bill with green tints, especially at the tip.
- Greyish-brown overall plumage
- Dark birds differ from Hall's Giant Petrel by having a paler head and always having a pale leading edge to the "arm".
Young birds are uniformly dark, but become paler with age.
There is a white morph, referred to as the 'White Nellie'.
Distribution
Southern oceans, including Pacific and Atlantic sides of South America, and around peninsula of Antarctica.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Open ocean and coastal shorelines. Travels south as far as the pack ice.
Behaviour
Follows ships in hopes of snaring garbage thrown overboard.
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of carrion, particularly that of seals, whales and penguins, with the addition of krill, squid and fish.
Breeding
They construct a rough nest off the ground laying a single egg,which is incubated for about 60 days. The chick is brooded for 3 weeks. Chicks fledge after about 4 months.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- De la Peña & Rumboll, 1998. Birds of Southern South America and Antarctica. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-09035-1
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Sept 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Southern Giant Petrel. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Southern_Giant_Petrel
