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CAVS: 0937

Species Macronectes halli Mathews, 1912

Northern Giant-Petrel

 

Distribution

Extra Distribution Information

Southern oceans migrating north in winter, observed off southern half of Australian coast from Bundaberg, QLD to Shark Bay, WA, including TAS, breeds on sub-Antarctic islands north of Antarctic Convergence including Macquarie Island.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IMCRA

Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Central Eastern Transition (15), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Central Western Province (6), Southwest Transition (7), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)

Other Regions

Australian Antarctic Territory, Heard & McDonald Islands (Aust. Terr.), Macquarie Island terrestrial & freshwater

Distribution References

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
28-Sep-2022 PROCELLARIIFORMES 02-Nov-2022 MODIFIED
10-Nov-2020 PROCELLARIIFORMES 20-Apr-2014 MODIFIED Dr Wayne Longmore
01-May-2014 MODIFIED