Giant petrels form a genus, Macronectes, from the family Procellariidae, which consists of two living and one extinct species. They are the largest birds...
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The southern giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus), also known as the Antarctic giant petrel, giant fulmar, stinker, and stinkpot, is a large seabird of...
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The northern giant petrel (Macronectes halli), also known as Hall's giant petrel, is a large, predatory seabird of the southern oceans. Its range overlaps...
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Miocene. The huge giant petrels, genus Macronectes, which are convergent with the albatrosses The true fulmars, genus Fulmarus Antarctic petrel Thalassoica...
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Procellariidae (redirect from Burrowing petrels)
the storm petrels. The procellariids are the most numerous family of tubenoses, and the most diverse. They range in size from the giant petrels with a wingspan...
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The passage hosts whales, dolphins, and seabirds including giant petrels, other petrels, albatrosses, and penguins. The presence of the Drake Passageway...
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Northern storm petrels are seabirds in the genus Hydrobates in the family Hydrobatidae, part of the order Procellariiformes. The family was once lumped...
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Macronectes tinae is an extinct species of giant petrel from the Pliocene of New Zealand. Although clearly belonging to the genus Macronectes, this species...
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halli, northern giant petrel, located in the southern oceans, north of the Antarctic Convergence Macronectes giganteus, southern giant petrel, located in...
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storm petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus), also known as British storm petrel, or just storm petrel, is a species of seabird in the northern storm petrel family...
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giganteus Northern giant-petrel, Macronectes halli Southern fulmar, Fulmarus glacialoides Antarctic petrel, Thalassoica antarctica Cape petrel, Daption capense...
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fulmarine petrels, gadfly petrels, and prions) are a varied group of small or medium-sized seabirds, the largest being the giant petrels. They are heavy...
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Albatross (redirect from Giant Albatross)
Diomedeidae, are large seabirds related to the procellariids, storm petrels, and diving petrels in the order Procellariiformes (the tubenoses). They range widely...
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Northern fiscal Northern flicker Northern fulmar Northern gannet Northern giant petrel Northern grey-headed sparrow Northern grosbeak-canary Northern harrier...
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petrels, and the giant petrels. They are extremely common seabirds with an estimated population of around 2 million.[citation needed] The Cape petrel...
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healthy gentoo penguins exist. Skuas and giant petrels regularly kill many chicks and steal eggs; petrels kill injured and sick adult gentoos. Various...
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terrestrial breeding bird species present on the islands. The southern giant-petrel and Subantarctic skua are also scavengers as well as predators at seabird...
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emperor penguin's predators include birds and aquatic mammals. Southern giant petrels (Macronectes giganteus) are the predominant land predator of chicks...
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seals. South polar skuas, in particular, and giant petrels kill many chicks and eat eggs as well. Giant petrels and orcas will occasionally kill adult Adelie...
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Northern giant petrel, Macronectes halli LC Northern fulmar, Fulmarus glacialis LC Southern fulmar, Fulmarus glacialoides LC Antarctic petrel, Thalassoica...
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northern giant petrel, Antarctic petrel, blue petrel, soft-plumaged petrel, Kerguelen petrel, white-headed petrel, fairy prion, white-chinned petrel, great...
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Antarctic shag and tern, brown skua, Cape petrel, giant petrel, kelp gull, snowy sheathbill and Wilson's storm-petrel. Antarctic fur seals, leopard seals and...
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light-mantled albatross (Phoebetria palpebrata), northern giant petrel (Macronectes halli), southern giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus), Antarctic fur seal (Arctophoca...
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forfeit their catches to the considerably larger and very aggressive giant petrels. Skuas have also been observed to directly pilfer milk from the elephant...
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diving-petrel Southern giant petrel Northern giant petrel Southern fulmar Cape petrel Kerguelen petrel Great-winged petrel White-headed petrel Blue petrel Broad-billed...
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southern giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus), Cape petrel (Daption capense), snow petrel (Pagodroma nivea), the small Wilson's storm-petrel (Oceanites...
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(diomedea epomophora). Southern giant petrel (macronectes giganteus), also known as the Antarctic giant petrel, giant fulmar, stinker, and stinkpot. There...
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Adélie penguin, which comes here to reproduce. Skua, snow petrel, giant petrel, Cape petrel also spend the summer near the base. In the winter, only emperor...
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greater than 300 metres (1,000 ft). Predators of the king penguin include giant petrels, skuas, the snowy sheathbill, the leopard seal, and the orca. The king...
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seabird and sea mammal carrion when the opportunity arises, as will giant petrels. Some species of albatross also engage in scavenging: an analysis of...
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