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giant fulmar

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Also known as: Macronectes giganteus, giant petrel, stinker petrel

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  • northern fulmar
    In fulmar

    The giant fulmar, also known as the giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus), with a length of about 90 cm (3 feet) and a wingspread in excess of 200 cm (6.5 feet), is by far the largest member of the family. This species nests on islands around the…

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  • Black-browed albatross (Diomedea melanophris)
    In procellariiform: Distribution

    …of this family are the giant, or stinker, petrels (Macronectes)—albatross-like scavengers and circumpolar wanderers with a heavy beak and a wingspan of 2.4 metres (8 feet). Smallest are the prions, four species of small, stocky, little-studied birds, 22 to 30 cm (9 to 12 inches) long, with broad bills and…

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