Birds of Ecuador

    PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae (Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels)  
Genus: Macronectes (1 species, 2 worldwide)


Southern Giant Petrel
Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus)
East of the Tasman Peninsula, Tasmania, Australia
  Dark morph.
   
Photograph by JJ Harrison     Copyright and usage info

Southern Giant Petrel
Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus)
South Africa
  White morph with juvenile.
   
Photograph by Graham Searll   © All Rights Reserved.

Southern Giant Petrel
Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus) Immature
East of the Tasman Peninsula, Tasmania, Australia  
   
Photograph by JJ Harrison     Copyright and usage info

Compare to Northern Giant Petrel.


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