Southern Giant Petrel - Macronectes giganteus

Pétrel géant

Southern Giant PetrelPoussin, close-up portrait

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  • close-up portrait
  • Poussin
  • Abanto-marino Antártico
  • Petrel-gigante / Pardelão-gigante
  • Riesensturmvogel
  • Macronectes giganteus
  • Procellariiformes

The species

Classification

Order  : Procellariiformes
Family : Procellariidae
Species : Southern Giant Petrel

Geographic range by countries


specie's pictures

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The picture

O.Net ref. : yali58132
Author :
Les manchots de la RÃ...
Plumage : Poussin

Shooting

date : 2008 Jan
Country : French Southern Territory (fs)
Region : Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Place : ÃŽle Kerguelen ÃŽle Kerguelen
Lat. : 49° 15' 0'' South
Lng. : 69° 30' 0'' East