Southern Giant-Petrel Macronectes giganteus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (38)
- Monotypic
Carles Carboneras, Francesc Jutglar, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated July 16, 2014
Text last updated July 16, 2014
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Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
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Afrikaans | Reusenellie |
Catalan | petrell gegant antàrtic |
Czech | buřňák obrovský |
Danish | Sydlig Kæmpestormfugl |
Dutch | Zuidelijke Reuzenstormvogel |
English | Southern Giant-Petrel |
English (New Zealand) | Southern Giant Petrel |
English (United States) | Southern Giant-Petrel |
French | Pétrel géant |
French (France) | Pétrel géant |
German | Riesensturmvogel |
Greek | Γιγάντιος Θαλασσοδρόμος |
Hebrew | סערון-ענק דרומי |
Hungarian | Déli óriáshojsza |
Icelandic | Risafýlingur |
Italian | Ossifraga |
Japanese | オオフルマカモメ |
Lithuanian | Pietinis didysis audrašauklis |
Norwegian | sørkjempepetrell |
Polish | petrelec olbrzymi |
Portuguese (Brazil) | petrel-grande |
Portuguese (Portugal) | Pardelão |
Romanian | Furtunar uriaș |
Russian | Южный гигантский буревестник |
Serbian | Južna gorostasna zlogodnica |
Slovak | plavec veľký |
Slovenian | Južni veleviharnik |
Spanish | Abanto Marino Antártico |
Spanish (Argentina) | Petrel Gigante Antártico |
Spanish (Chile) | Petrel gigante antártico |
Spanish (Ecuador) | Petrel Gigante del Sur |
Spanish (Peru) | Petrel Gigante Sureño |
Spanish (Spain) | Abanto marino antártico |
Spanish (Uruguay) | Petrel Gigante del Sur |
Swedish | sydlig jättestormfågel |
Turkish | Antarktik Dev Fırtınakuşu |
Ukrainian | Буревісник гігантський |
Zulu | inqeyolwandle yaseNingizimu |
Macronectes giganteus (Gmelin, 1789)
PROTONYM:
Procellaria gigantea
Gmelin, 1789. Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2, p.563.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Type locality restricted to Staten Island, Mathews, infra, p. 186.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MACRONECTES
- gigantea / giganteus
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