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
southern giant petrel
giant petrel
sea goose - Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
- Endangered
- Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC) status
- Endangered
- 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 Australia
Data source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://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.
