Southern Giant Petrel

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Southern Giant Petrel
Southern Giant Petrel chick
Conservation status
Near Threatened
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Procellariiformes Family: Procellariidae Genus: Macronectes Species: M. giganteus
Binomial name
Macronectes giganteus (Gmelin, 1789)

The Southern Giant Petrel, Macronectes giganteus, is large seabird from the genus Macronectes.

[edit] Diet

The Southern Giant Petral is one of the few predators of penguins, mostly their chicks.

[edit] References

• Brooke, M. (2004). Albatrosses And Petrels Across The World: Procellariidae. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK ISBN 0-19-850125-0