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| Photographed on Kiama Pelagic, June 2016 |
795 SOUTHERN GIANT-PETREL Macronecteus gigantes
Australia (639)
Also known as Giant Fulmar, Nelly and Stinker. 80 cm-1 m, wingspan 1.8 - 2.1 m. Breeds in colonies on coasts of Antartica and circumpolar sub-antarctic islands between c. 50 -60 degrees S, incl Macquarie Is. Disperses widely over s. oceans in circumpolar pattern. Immature and sub-adults common winter-spring migrants to Aust coasts n. to beyond Tropic. Most common May-Nov.
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