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title: "An Argentinian colour-banded Southern Giant Petrel is photographed at sea in the South Atlantic"
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# An Argentinian colour-banded Southern Giant Petrel is photographed at sea in the South Atlantic

A colour-banded Southern Giant Petrel *Macronectes giganteus* was photographed flying at sea by Daniel López Velasco on 10 November this year, 200 nautical miles south-east of Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina.

 The giant petrel was banded as a chick with White ADE (or ADF) and sexed as a female on [Gran Robredo Islet](https://www.acap.aq/en/news/news-archive/60-2013-news-archive/1587-acap-breeding-site-no-54-isla-gran-robredo-argentina-where-southern-giant-petrels-breed-without-shade?highlight=WyJzYW4iLCJyb2JyZWRvIiwic2FuIHJvYnJlZG8iXQ==), Chubut, Argentina in 2005, making it a 12-year old. San Robredo supports one of the four colonies of Southern Giant Petrels that occur on the coastal islands of Patagonia.

 ![](https://acap.aq/images/stories/acap/Birds/Petrels/S/Southern_Giant/Gutierrez-SGP.jpg)

  

 ![](https://acap.aq/images/stories/acap/Birds/Petrels/S/Southern_Giant/Gutierrez-map.jpg)

 With thanks to Antonio Gutierrez, Flavio Quintana and Daniel López Velasco.

 *John Cooper, ACAP Information Officer, 16 November 2017*