Where does the Southern Giant-Petrel live?
Macronectes giganteus has 112,655 records in 36 countries and territories, from 1872 to 2026. Most records come from Chile.
- 112,655 records
- 36 places
- 127 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesProcellariiformesProcellariidaeMacronectes
When it is recorded
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Peak month: November. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
18722026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Chile | 26,963 | |
| Argentina | 23,168 | |
| Antarctica | 21,960 | |
| Falkland Islands | 10,128 | |
| Australia | 8,646 | |
| South Georgia | 6,457 | |
| Heard & McDonald Islands | 3,381 | |
| New Zealand | 2,578 | |
| ZZ | 2,061 | |
| South Africa | 1,586 | |
| Uruguay | 1,497 | |
| Saint Helena | 368 | |
| French Southern Territories | 339 | |
| Portugal | 240 | |
| Spain | 211 | |
| Cabo Verde | 186 | |
| France | 125 | |
| Brazil | 124 | |
| United Kingdom | 107 | |
| Peru | 88 | |
| Western Sahara | 43 | |
| Namibia | 32 | |
| Netherlands | 27 | |
| Guernsey | 18 | |
| Bouvet Island | 16 | |
| Senegal | 12 | |
| Réunion | 7 | |
| Belgium | 5 | |
| Norway | 4 | |
| Mauritius | 2 | |
| Mozambique | 2 | |
| Ecuador | 1 | |
| Madagascar | 1 | |
| French Polynesia | 1 | |
| Seychelles | 1 | |
| Singapore | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Procellariidae.
Northern Fulmar
1,313,870 records
sooty shearwater
433,535 records
Cory's Shearwater
308,993 records
Manx Shearwater
203,395 records
great shearwater
171,256 records
wedge-tailed shearwater
166,210 records
White-chinned Petrel
124,739 records
short-tailed shearwater
123,756 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.