Hall's Giant Petrel
Macronectes halli
AKA Northern Giant Petrel
in water, fighting over a submerged fur seal carcass.
Posession Bay,
South Georgia
1 February 2005
Hall's Giant Petrel
Macronectes halli
AKA Northern Giant Petrel
South Atlantic Ocean, roughly half way between the Falkland Islands and South Georgia
30 January 2005
Northern Giant Petrel
Macronectes halli
also known as Hall's Giant Petrel
Scotia Sea, between South Georgia and the Falklands.
53°05 S 044°38 W
3 January 2004
Northern Giant Petrel
Mcaquarie Island, Tasmania, Australia
28 Nov 2001
Northern Giant Petrel
Scotia Sea
25 Jan 1996
Northern Giant Petrel
Scotia Sea
8 Feb 2001
Northern Giant Petrel
Scotia Sea
5 Feb 2000
The Northern Giant Petrel (Macronectes halli), also known as the Hall's Giant Petrel, is a is a large seabird of the southern oceans. Its distribution overlaps broadly with the similar Southern Giant Petrel, though it overall is centered slightly further north.
