The southern giant petrel, also known as the Antarctic giant petrel, giant fulmar, stinker, and stinkpot, is a large seabird of the southern oceans. Its distribution overlaps broadly with the similar northern giant petrel, though it overall is centered slightly further south. Adults of the two species can be distinguished by the colour of their bill-tip: greenish in the southern and reddish in the northern. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Gmelin, JF 1789)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 2
1 pt2 p.563
Protonym:
Procellaria gigantea
Type locality:
Type locality restricted to Staten Island, Mathews, infra, p. 186.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2656056
Avibase ID:
C1706A8B803AD6EF
Avibase ID:
avibase-C1706A8B
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/C1706A8B
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 174594
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Antarctic Giant-Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Antarctic Giant-Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Antarctic Giant-Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Antarctic Giant-Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Antarctic Giant-Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Antarctic Giant-Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Antarctic Giant-Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Antarctic Giant-Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Antarctic Giant-Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Antarctic Giant-Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Antarctic Giant-Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Southern Giant-petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Southern Giant-petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Southern Giant-petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Southern Giant-petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Southern Giant-petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Southern Giant-petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Southern Giant-petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Southern Giant-petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Southern Giant-petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds: Southern Giant-Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Pétrel géant ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Pétrel géant ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Giant Fulmar ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Southern Giant-Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Southern Giant-Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Southern Giant-Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Antarctic Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Antarctic Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Antarctic Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Antarctic Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Antarctic Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Antarctic Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Antarctic Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Antarctic Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Antarctic Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Antarctic Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Southern Giant-Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Southern Giant-Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Southern Giant-Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Southern Giant-Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Southern Giant-Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Southern Giant-Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Southern Giant-Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Southern Giant-Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Southern Giant-Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Southern Giant-Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Southern Giant-Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Southern Giant-Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Southern Giant-Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Southern Giant-Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Southern Giant-Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Southern Giant-Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Southern Giant-Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Southern Giant-Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Southern Giant-Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Southern Giant-Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Southern Giant-Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Southern Giant-Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Southern Giant-Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Southern Giant-Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Southern Giant-Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Southern Giant-Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Macronectes giganteus [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Macronectes giganteus [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Antarctic Giant-Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Antarctic Giant-Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Antarctic Giant-Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Southern Giant-Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Southern Giant-Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Southern Giant-Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Southern Giant-Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Southern Giant-Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Southern Giant-Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Southern Giant-Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Southern Giant-Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Southern Giant-Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Southern Giant-Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Southern Giant-Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Southern Giant-Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Southern Giant-Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Southern Giant-Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Southern Giant-Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Southern Giant-Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Southern Giant-Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Southern Giant-Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Southern Giant-Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Southern Giant-Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Southern Giant-Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023): Southern Giant-Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024): Southern Giant-Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Macronectes giganteus [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Macronectes giganteus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Macronectes [giganteus or halli]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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