Species profile—Macronectes giganteus (southern giant-petrel)
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Procellariidae (Petrels and Shearwaters) → Macronectes giganteus (southern giant-petrel)
Sighting data
Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Aves (birds)
- Family
- Procellariidae (Petrels and Shearwaters)
- Scientific name
- Macronectes giganteus (Gmelin, 1789)
- Common name
- southern giant-petrel
- Type reference
- Gmelin, G.F. (1789). Systema Naturae, & c. Linneai, Caroli. Edito decima tertia, aucta reformata, cura J. F. Gmelin.
- WildNet taxon ID
- 1222
- Alternate name(s)
- giant fulmar
giant petrel
sea goose - Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
- Endangered
- Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC) status
- Endangered
- Back on Track (BoT) status
- Medium
- Conservation significant
- Yes
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
- Species environment
- Marine & Terrestrial
Other resources
Species Profile and Threats Database (SPRAT) Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM) Atlas of Living AustraliaData source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1222
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
