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| Macronectes giganteus |
(Gmelin, 1789) |
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Family: Procellariidae |
Order: Procellariiformes |
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Antarctic giant petrel |
Pétrel géant |
Abanto-marino antárctico |
Riesensturmvogel |
| Migration: intercontinental |
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adults probably only dispersive |
Adults probably move little, dispersing only to adjacent waters and generally keeping further S than M. halli;
juveniles may follow prevailing winds E around Southern Ocean. Immatures move further N than adults,
regularly reaching tropics and typically following cold water currents off S Africa and W South America. Only
definite record from N Hemisphere is 1 bird off Ushant, France, in Nov 1967; another giant petrel at Midway
Atoll, Hawaii, in 1959, 1961 and 1962 not identified to specific level. (del Hoyo J, Elliott A,
Sargatal J (eds), 1992)
- digitised by GROMS, after del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1992) - www.hbw.com,
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| Regions: Antarctic, Oceania, South America, Sub-Saharan Africa |
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| (Last update: 05.03.04 by E.Heuel) |