Birds of Brazil

    PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae (Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels)  
Genus: Macronectes (2 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.

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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