Southern Giant Petrel - Macronectes giganteus

Pétrel géant

Southern Giant Petreladult breeding, identification
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  • identification
  • adult
  • breeding
  • Abanto marino antártico
  • pardelão-do-antártico
  • Riesensturmvogel
  • Macronectes giganteus
  • Procellariiformes

The species

Classification

Order  : Procellariiformes
Family : Procellariidae
Species : Southern Giant Petrel

Geographic range by countries


specie's pictures

by the author
all the pictures

The picture

O.Net ref. : dape211969
Author :
Plumage : adult, breeding

Shooting

date : 2016 Jan
Country : South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands (sx)
Region : Tierra del Fuego
Place : Craigie Point Craigie Point
Lat. : 54° 9' 35'' South
Lng. : 36° 42' 36'' West

Exif Data [+] [-]



Model : SONY DSLR-A700
Exposure : 1/1600 s

aperture : 8

Focal length : 400 mm

Iso : 500

Flash : no