Southern giant petrel in flight. The distinctive tube nose (naricorn), characteristic of species in the Procellariidae family (tube-snouts), is easily seen. Falkland Islands, United Kingdom
Stock Photo: 23705 Species: Southern giant petrel, Macronectes giganteus Location: Falkland Islands, United Kingdom Format: Digital 3:2 Copyright © Phillip Colla, all rights reserved worldwide. Purchase a print of this image Request a review copy of this image Keywords: animalia, antarctic giant petrel, antarctic giant-petrel, atlantic, aves, bird, chordata, falkland islands, falklands, flight, fly, flying, gallinazo marino, giant fulmar, giganteus, glutton, island, islas malvinas, macronectes, macronectes giganteus, malvinas, naricorn, nellie, oceans, outdoors, outside, petrel, procellariidae, procellariiformes, sea vulture, seabird, south atlantic, southern giant petrel, southern ocean, stink-pot, stinker, stinkpot, tube nose, tube snout, tube-nose, tube-snout, tubenose, tubenosed, tubesnout, united kingdom, vertebrata, vertebrate, wing |