Macronectes giganteus   (Gmelin, 1789)

Southern giant petrel
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Aves | Procellariiformes | Procellariidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Others.  Polar

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-Pacific, Atlantic and the Antarctic. Subtropical to polar.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 99.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8812); max. published weight: 4.7 kg (Ref. 356)

Short description Morphology

Culmen: 3.32 cm; tarsus: 2.65 cm; wing: 53.5 cm.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Total Length: 86 to 99 cm; Wingspan: 185 to 205 cm (Ref. 8812). Scavenging; surface seizing, plunging and diving; coastal; pack-ice (Ref. 356).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Southern Ocean Mollusc Database (SOMBASE). 2011. (Ref. 87340)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 07 August 2018

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Appendix II: Migratory species conserved through agreements

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 2.1 - 15.6, mean 10.1 (based on 533 cells).
Resilience (Ref. 69278): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=7.84-16.73).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): High vulnerability (60 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.