Alternative name: Madeiran Storm Petrel
Photo by Glen Tepke
Atlantic near Hydrographer Canyon, south of Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA, August 2005
Atlantic near Hydrographer Canyon, south of Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA, August 2005
- Hydrobates castro
Oceanodroma castro
Identification
19-21cm
- Sooty-brown plumage
- Narrow, rectangular, white rump patch
- Slightly forked tail
- Dark bill with tube on top.
Similar Species
Distribution
Breeds and ranges tropical Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
Otherwise pelagic.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.[1]
Cape Verde Storm Petrel and Monteiro's Storm Petrel have been split from this species recently. Additionally, there may be two additional taxa waiting to be described.
Habitat
Pelagic.
Behaviour
Flight
Quick wing beats between glides on bowed wings.
Breeding
It nests in colonies close to the sea in rock crevices and lays a single white egg. Nests are visited only at night.
Diet
The diet includes invertebrates, small vertebrates and sometimes carrion.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Collins Field Guide 5th Edition
- Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728 6
- USGS
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Band-rumped Storm Petrel. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Band-rumped_Storm_Petrel
External Links
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