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title: "UPDATED.  Northern Giant Petrels in Peruvian waters"
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# UPDATED.  Northern Giant Petrels in Peruvian waters

 ![          ](https://www.acap.aq/images/WAD2021/Maureen_Bennetts_Northern_Giant_Petrel_acrylic_on_canvas_16_x_12_Laurie_Smaglick_Johnson.JPG)

 *Northern Giant Petrel by *Maureen Bennetts*; acrylic on canvas, from a photograph by Laurie Smaglick Johnson *

 Javier Quinones ((Oficina de Investigaciones en Depredadores Superiores, [Instituto del Mar del Peru](https://www.gob.pe/imarpe), Callao, Peru) and colleagues have published in the journal [*Notornis*](http://notornis.osnz.org.nz/publication-list) on at-sea occurrence of Northern Giant Petrels *Macronectes halli*([Least Concern](http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/22697859)) off Peru.  Their short note concludes that the provided information demonstrates the importance of the Northern Humboldt Current for juvenile Northern Giant Petrels during their wintering season.

 ![Quinones NGP](https://www.acap.aq/images/stories/acap/Birds/Petrels/N/Northern_Giant/Quinones_NGP.png)

 *Sightings of juvenile Northern Giant Petrels in Perúvian waters (from the publication)*

 ![Quinones NGPs Peru Notornis](https://www.acap.aq/images/stories/acap/Birds/Petrels/N/Northern_Giant/Quinones_NGPs_Peru_Notornis.png)

 *Juvenile Northern Giant Petrels flying and feeding in pelagic oceanic waters off Atico (~16°S) in southern Perú (from the publication)*

 **Reference:**

 Quinones, J., Romero, C. & Zavalaga, C. 2021.  Vessel survey observations confirm wintering dispersion of northern giant-petrel (*Macronectes halli*) juveniles in southern-central Perú; what is their origin?  [*Notornis*68: 76-85](http://notornis.osnz.org.nz/node/4542).

 *John Cooper, ACAP Information Officer, 18 April 2021, updated 19 April 2021*