Northern giant portrait, profile, head detail. The distinctive tube nose (naricorn), characteristic of species in the Procellariidae family (tube-snouts), is easily seen.
Species: Northern giant petrel, Macronectes halli
Location: Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island
Image ID: 23679
Lat/Long: -54.00984, -37.69450 (Coordinates: 54° 00' 35.42" S, 37° 41' 40.20" W)
Altitude: 14.00m
Format: Digital 3:2
Species: Northern giant petrel, Macronectes halli
Location: Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island
Image ID: 23679
Lat/Long: -54.00984, -37.69450 (Coordinates: 54° 00' 35.42" S, 37° 41' 40.20" W)
Altitude: 14.00m
Format: Digital 3:2
Keywords: animalia, antarctic giant petrel, antarctic giant-petrel, atlantic, aves, bird, chordata, gallinazo marino, giant fulmar, glutton, halli, macronectes, macronectes halli, nellie, northern giant petrel, oceans, petrel, procellariidae, procellariiformes, right whale bay, sea vulture, seabird, south georgia island, stink-pot, stinker, stinkpot, tube nose, tube snout, tube-nose, tubenosed, united kingdom, vertebrata, vertebrate
Categories:
- Gallery > South Georgia Island
- Location > Oceans > Atlantic > South Georgia Island
- Location > World > United Kingdom > South Georgia Island > Right Whale Bay
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