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Northern Giant-PetrelAlternate name(s): "Hall's Giant-Petrel", "Giant Fulmar*", "Mother Carey's Goose*", "Nelly*", "Stinker*" Size: 80-95 cm; wing span 1.5-2.1 m Weight: ca. 3.5-5 kg (male); ca. 2.5-4 kg (female) |
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
Frontal comparison of a Northern Giant-Petrel
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Off Eaglehawk Neck, near Hobart, TAS, September 2021]
Frontal comparison of a Northern Giant-Petrel
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Off Eaglehawk Neck, near Hobart, TAS, September 2021]
Lateral view of a Northern Giant-Petrel on the ground
(photo courtesy of M. Mearns)
[Antarctica, January 2005]
Lateral comparison of a Northern Giant-Petrel
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Off Eaglehawk Neck, near Hobart, TAS, September 2021]
Near-frontal comparison of a Northern Giant-Petrel, far right,
with a juvenile
Southern Giant-Petrel
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Off Eaglehawk Neck, near Hobart, TAS, September 2021]
Lateral comparison of a Northern Giant-Petrel, left,
with a juvenile
Southern Giant-Petrel
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Off Eaglehawk Neck, near Hobart, TAS, September 2021]
Near-lateral view of a Northern Giant-Petrel in flight
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Macquarie Island, Southern Ocean, December 1993]
Lateral view of a Northern Giant-Petrel in flight
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Off Eaglehawk Neck, near Hobart, TAS, September 2021]
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Food, Diet |
Next to fresh kills, Northern Giant Petrels also feed on carrion.
Northern Giant-Petrel feeding on an Elephant seal carcass
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Macquarie Island, Southern Ocean, December 1993]
Northern Giant-Petrel, centre, and three
Brown Skuas
feeding on a seal carcass
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Macquarie Island, Southern Ocean, December 1993]
Northern Giant-Petrel gobbling up food scraps
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Off Eaglehawk Neck, near Hobart, TAS, September 2021]