Northern Giant-Petrel

Macronectes halli

Least Concern

The Northern Giant-Petrel is a tubenose seabird of North Atlantic and North Pacific cold seas. It ranges widely over the sea, using dynamic soaring or low gliding flight to find fish, squid, crustaceans, and carrion, and usually nests in burrows, crevices, or remote island colonies.

Family

Procellariidae

Group

Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving-Petrels

Range

Northern Giant-Petrel Range — Resident or seasonal range in North Atlantic and North Pacific cold seas

Population

≈ Unknown

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