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Southern Giant-PetrelAlternate name(s): "Giant Fulmar*", "Mother Carey's Goose*", "Nelly*", "Stinker*", "Stinkpot" Size: 80-100 cm; wing span 1.8-2.1 m Weight: 3.5-5.5 kg |
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
White morphology
Near-lateral view of an adult Southern Giant-Petrel, partly
obscured by an immature bird (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Macquarie Island, Southern Ocean, December 1993]
Lateral view of an adult Southern Giant-Petrel
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Macquarie Island, Southern Ocean, December 1993]
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IMMATURE/JUVENILE |
Full-frontal view of a juvenile Southern Giant-Petrel
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Off Eaglehawk Neck, near Hobart, TAS, September 2021]
Close-up frontal view of a juvenile Southern Giant-Petrel
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Off Eaglehawk Neck, near Hobart, TAS, September 2021]
Lateral view of a juvenile Southern Giant-Petrel
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Off Eaglehawk Neck, near Hobart, TAS, September 2021]
Lateral view of a juvenile Southern Giant-Petrel
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Off Eaglehawk Neck, near Hobart, TAS, September 2021]
Near-frontal comparison of a juvenile Southern Giant-Petrel, front
left, with a
Northern Giant-Petrel
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Off Eaglehawk Neck, near Hobart, TAS, September 2021]
Lateral comparison of a juvenile Southern Giant-Petrel, right,
with a
Northern Giant-Petrel
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Off Eaglehawk Neck, near Hobart, TAS, September 2021]