WoRMS taxon details
Macronectes Richmond, 1905
- Species Macronectes giganteus (Gmelin, 1789)
- Species Macronectes halli Mathews, 1912
marine, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Largest of the Procellariidae—as large as the smaller albatrosses. Bills robust, longer than the head with large nasal...
Description Largest of the Procellariidae—as large as the smaller albatrosses. Bills robust, longer than the head with large nasal tube half as long as the culmen. Tails short and fan-shaped with quills<388> [details]
WoRMS (2024). Macronectes Richmond, 1905. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206822 on 2024-04-24
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Martinez, Olga
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basis of record
Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman. (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
Description Largest of the Procellariidae—as large as the smaller albatrosses. Bills robust, longer than the head with large nasal tube half as long as the culmen. Tails short and fan-shaped with quills<388> [details]
