Procellariiformes / Procellariidae / Macronectes
Southern Giant Petrel
Macronectes giganteus
IUCN: Least Concern
Taxonomy
- Order
- Procellariiformes
- Family
- Procellariidae
- Genus
- Macronectes
Distribution
breeds islands and coasts of Antarctica to Heard (Indian Ocean) and Macquarie islands (Australia), and off southern Chile and Argentina; ranges coasts and open water of all southern oceans and cold currents, often south of Antarctic Convergence
Data Sources
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.
