What Is a Giant Petrel?
A giant petrel, colloquially known as a stinker or glutton, is a large, predatory and scavenging seabird of the southern hemisphere. There are two species of giant petrel, the Northern Giant Petrel (Macronectes halli) and the Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus), though they were considered a single species until 1966. The habitats of the two species overlap, and they are very similar in appearance.
