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Common Name

Northern Giant Petrel

Alternate Names

Hall's Giant Petrel

Common Type

Petrel

Order

Procellariiformes

Family

Procellariidae

Genus

Macronectes

Species

hallli

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Antarctica

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Migratory

Preferred Habitat

Nests on mounds of moss, grass and stone on remote southern islands then flies over the southern oceans

Distribution and Range

Nests on remote Antartic islands near South America, then spends the remainder of its time flying the southern oceans.

Food

Primarily on carrion plus fish, krill and cephalopods.

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