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Southern Giant-Petrel
Macronectes giganteus
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
South Polar SkuaStercorarius maccormicki
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna grisea
Northern Giant-PetrelMacronectes halli
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Chile | 309 |
|---|---|
| Región de Magallanes y Antártica Chilena | 288 |
| Argentina | 271 |
| Chubut | 149 |
| Tierra del Fuego | 51 |
| Buenos Aires | 38 |
| Uruguay | 34 |
| Maldonado | 20 |
| New Zealand | 12 |
| Australia | 9 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Behavioral
- ScavengerPrimarily feeds on carrionBIRDBASE avian traits database
Group and habits
- Ground nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on the ground.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Tubenoses · Procellariiformes |
| Family | Shearwaters and Petrels · Procellariidae |
| Genus | Giant-Petrels · Macronectes |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Southern Giant-Petrel with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.