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Macronectes halli

Northern Giant-Petrel

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Gerald McCormack, September 2005
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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Northern Giant-Petrel, Northern Giant-Fulmar, Hall's Giant-Petrel, Nelly and Stinker; German Hallsturmvogel

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Native, Vagrant, Non-breeder; Marine, pelagic, nest on Land

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present    Makatea:
RR 
MG
AT
MK
MT
AK
PL
TK
MN
+
-
-
+
-
+
-
-
-

Northern Group: -
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW
-
-
-
-
-
-

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Scientific Taxonomy

Macronectes halli Mathews, 1912
SYNONYMS: Macronectes giganteus halli

TAXONOMY: ANIMALIA; CHORDATA; GNATHOSTOMATA (Jawed Vertebrates); TETRAPODA; AVES; NEORNITHES; Procellariiformes; PROCELLARIIDAE

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
Rarotonga: live specimen, 9/1997, Junior Papa, Titikaveka, ID GM +G.Turbott +M.Imber as juv. M.halli; dead specimen, 27/8/1998, Jolene Bosanquet, Titikaveka beach, ID M.Imber as juv. M.halli. Mauke: specimen, July 1970, ID by who? Aitutaki: mounted-specimen+photo, 1985, obs+ID GM, reddish bill-tip, juv. M. halli.

References:
None recorded.

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM02, zupM04b

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Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Copy citation to system clipboard
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