#macronectes

[herpsandbirds]

Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus), family Procellariidae, order Procellariiformes, Hout Bay, South Africa

AKA - Antarctic Giant Petrel, Giant Fulmar, and Stinkpot

photograph by Michael Mason

[best-bird-tournament]

Giant petrel (Macronectes)

Which is the best bird?

Southern giant petrel

Northern giant petrel

Voting ended onMay 14, 2025

[snototter]

A pair of Northern giant petrels (Macronectes halli) in Elsehul Bay, South Georgia

by Gregory "Slobirdr" Smith

[animalids]

Southern giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus)

Photo by NOAA

[todropscience]

Southern giant petrels (Macronectes giganteus) can be cannibalist, according to new findings. These petrels are common predators in austral islands around Antarctic Peninsula, scavending and preding on a wide ranges of preys, with highly opportunistic feeding habits, meaning these birds can eat whatever they can. On different dates, in monitored colonies at Nelson Island, two males were sighted feeding on the young of other pairs. The island is also inhabited by penguins, providing enough food to southern giant petrels, suggesting these males would not be  opportunistic cannibals. Researchers confirm that cannibalism is part of the behavior repertoire of male southern giant petrels, but have no clues about what push this behaviour.

Photo:  A male Southern Giant Petrel feeds on a chick after removing it from its nest.

Reference: Grohmann Finger et al. 2021. Cannibalism in southern giant petrels (Macronectes giganteus) at Nelson Island, Maritime Antarctic Peninsula. Polar Biol

Photo description: A southern giant petrel eating a chick, surrounded by rocks.

[hello-birdies]

Macronectes giganteus by Mick

[animalids]

Southern giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus)

Photo by NOAA

[mangomybeloved]

2, 6 and 19 for the aging tumblr population ask game :]

hello macro!!! tysm for the asks and i'm so sorry for answering these so late!

2) do you have a collection of anything?

i have a collection of clothing tags! it's one i started early on, mostly cause i thought clothing tags looked so pretty and started keeping the ones that caught my eye!

6) what's your go-to recipe when you want to make something that requires minimal effort?

if i have energy to cook, i have this beef mince recipe i make! link for the recipe

but if its like no energy at all, i usually just put rice in the rice cooker, and then eat rice! maybe put some avocado and olive oil and salt

19) how many wisdom teeth do you have and have you had any removed?

I believe I have all 4 and have yet to have any to be removed, though my dentist did recommend it when I was in high school, but since it didn't hurt, my mom said I didn't need to have them taken out. So far, they haven't been too bad YET, but I worry for the day I may have to take them out 😭