Birds of Peru - Macronectes


Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus) East of the Tasman Peninsula, Tasmania, Australia Dark morph.
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Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus) South Africa White morph with juvenile.
Photograph by Graham Searll © All Rights Reserved.


Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus) Immature East of the Tasman Peninsula, Tasmania, Australia
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Compare to Northern Giant Petrel.


Northern Giant Petrel (Macronectes halli) Western Cape, South Africa
Photograph by Graham Searll © All Rights Reserved.

Very similar to Southern Giant Petrel. Note red and not greenish tip to bill, and white just on face and throat (Birds of Peru). No white morph.

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