Avibase: Macronectes halli (Northern Giant Petrel)

Northern Giant Petrel

Macronectes halli Mathews, GM 1912

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.

Species name	Recordist	Date	Location	Remarks	Cat.nr.
Northern Giant Petrel - Macronectes halli	Andrew Spencer	2015-02-13	Prion Island, South Georgia, South Georgia Islands (South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands) (0 m)	call - natural vocalization; calls from the same pair as in XC254063. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	254064 xeno-canto.org
Northern Giant Petrel - Macronectes halli	Hichem MACHOUK	2020-12-06	Pointe du Morne, Kerguelen (French Southern Territory) (10 m)	adult, call, sex uncertain - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	623852 xeno-canto.org
Northern Giant Petrel - Macronectes halli	Hichem MACHOUK	2020-12-06	Pointe du Morne, Kerguelen (French Southern Territory) (10 m)	adult, call, juvenile, sex uncertain - cri de quémande (son en continu dans l'enregistrement) de la part du poussin? + souffle Elephant seal bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	623851 xeno-canto.org
Northern Giant Petrel - Macronectes halli	David Boyle	2017-12-02	Middle Sister, Chatham Islands, Chatham Islands (New Zealand) (20 m)	alarm call - Well grown chick still in the nest, this is the warning call that you're getting a bit close & about to get vomited on	927079 xeno-canto.org
Northern Giant Petrel - Macronectes halli	Andrew Spencer	2015-02-13	Prion Island, South Georgia, South Georgia Islands (South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands) (0 m)	call - natural vocalization; calls from a pair of birds at a nesting site. One of the birds was sitting on the nest, while another was variably in the air or perched a ways off. Habitat was tall, dense tussock grass on a rat-free island. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	254063 xeno-canto.org
Northern Giant Petrel - Macronectes halli	Andrew Spencer	2015-02-13	Prion Island, South Georgia, South Georgia Islands (South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands) (0 m)	call - natural vocalization; calls from the same pair as in XC254063. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	254065 xeno-canto.org
Northern Giant-Petrel - Macronectes halli	Andrew Spencer	2015-02-13	Prion Island, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, British Antarctic Territory (incl. South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands)	- calls from a pair of birds at a nesting site. One of the birds was sitting on the nest, while another was variably in the air or perched a ways off. Habitat was tall, dense tussock grass on a rat-free island.	31374291 macaulaylibrary.org
Northern Giant-Petrel - Macronectes halli	Laurent Demongin	2008-09-30	, British Antarctic Territory (incl. South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands)	-	203971951 macaulaylibrary.org
Northern Giant-Petrel - Macronectes halli	Doug Gochfeld	2019-11-22	Campbell Island--SW end (general), Southland, New Zealand, Southland (New Zealand)	- Flight display/aggression calls from a bird overhead in the mist, as it set its wings and soared with neck extended and tail a bit fanned. Three other individuals present and flying around with it as well.	191471921 macaulaylibrary.org
Northern Giant-Petrel - Macronectes halli	Guy Kirwan	2018-11-23	, Kaikoura District (New Zealand)	-	387387071 macaulaylibrary.org
Northern Giant-Petrel - Macronectes halli	Jacob C. Cooper	2022-01-20	Elsehul, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, British Antarctic Territory (incl. South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands)	- Grunting calls from a bird on the nest, screams from birds flying past. The distant wails in the background are Antarctic Fur-Seals (Arctophoca gazella), and I can hear possible Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) at one point as well (they were on the beach below).	417015591 macaulaylibrary.org
Northern Giant Petrel - Macronectes halli	Émile Brisson-Curadeau	2021-02-27	Port-aux-Français, Kerguelen (French Southern Territory) (2 m)	call - Group foraging on a dead elephant seal calf. The calls are the results of aggressive interactions among individuals bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	629661 xeno-canto.org
Northern Giant-Petrel - Macronectes halli	Jason Vassallo	2024-11-12	, Kaikoura District (New Zealand)	-	627481667 macaulaylibrary.org
Northern Giant-Petrel - Macronectes halli	Pam Rasmussen	2024-12-06	, Southland (New Zealand)	-	631130531 macaulaylibrary.org
Northern Giant-Petrel - Macronectes halli	Josep del Hoyo	2013-02-06	, Kaikoura District (New Zealand)	-	203922101 macaulaylibrary.org
Northern Giant Petrel - Macronectes halli	Guy Kirwan	2018-11-23	South Bay, approx 7 km S, near Kaikoura, South Island, Kaikoura District (New Zealand) (-50 m)	call - A Northern Giant Petrel giving antagnostic calls at Cape Petrels at chum. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	481070 xeno-canto.org
Northern Giant-Petrel - Macronectes halli	Pam Rasmussen	2024-12-06	, Southland (New Zealand)	-	631149413 macaulaylibrary.org
Northern Giant-Petrel - Macronectes halli	Doug Gochfeld	2019-11-22	Campbell Island--SW end (general), Southland, New Zealand, Southland (New Zealand)	- Flight display/aggression calls from a bird overhead in the mist, as it set its wings and soared with neck extended and tail a bit fanned. Three other individuals present and flying around with it as well.	191471971 macaulaylibrary.org
Northern Giant-Petrel - Macronectes halli	Nicholas Talbot	2011-08-20	, Kaikoura District (New Zealand)	-	204012511 macaulaylibrary.org
Northern Giant-Petrel - Macronectes halli	Guy Kirwan	2018-11-23	, Kaikoura District (New Zealand)	-	614159518 macaulaylibrary.org
Northern Giant-Petrel - Macronectes halli	Guy Kirwan	2018-11-23	, Kaikoura District (New Zealand)	-	614159517 macaulaylibrary.org
Northern Giant-Petrel - Macronectes halli	Ryan Irvine	2022-05-31	, South Georgia Island (mainland) (South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands)	-	460234251 macaulaylibrary.org
Northern Giant Petrel - Macronectes halli	Dan Lane	2015-11-20	South Bay, approx 7 km S, near Kaikoura, South Island, Kaikoura District (New Zealand) (-30 m)	call - Aggressive vocalizations (the rasps) from several birds as they squabbled chum bait dragging behind boat. Wave noise. The longer rasps were usually given as a new bird flew in and landed, adopting a hunched posture with neck extended and wings well out to sides. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	293090 xeno-canto.org
Northern Giant-Petrel - Macronectes halli	Ting-Wei (??) HUNG (?)	2025-06-20	, Tasman (Australia)	-	637820440 macaulaylibrary.org

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