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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
19-21cm | 19-21cm | ||
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*Dark bill with tube on top. | *Dark bill with tube on top. | ||
====Similar Species==== | ====Similar Species==== | ||
| − | [[Leach's Storm | + | [[Leach's Storm Petrel]] |
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | Endemic to the [[Azores]]. | + | Endemic to the [[Azores]].<br /><br /> |
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| + | Breeds in summer on Azores; extent of at-sea range unknown, possibly to eastern North America | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | This is a [[Dictionary_M- | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species.<br /> |
It was formerly included in [[Band-rumped Storm Petrel]]. | It was formerly included in [[Band-rumped Storm Petrel]]. | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Pelagic, but seems to stay around the Azores all year. | Pelagic, but seems to stay around the Azores all year. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug21}}#Collins Field Guide 5th Edition |
#Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728 6 | #Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728 6 | ||
#USGS | #USGS | ||
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{{GSearch|Oceanodroma+monteiroi}} | {{GSearch|Oceanodroma+monteiroi}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:22, 25 January 2022
- Hydrobates monteiroi
Oceanodroma monteiroi
Identification
19-21cm
- Sooty-brown plumage
- Narrow, rectangular, white rump patch
- Slightly forked tail
- Dark bill with tube on top.
Similar Species
Distribution
Endemic to the Azores.
Breeds in summer on Azores; extent of at-sea range unknown, possibly to eastern North America
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
It was formerly included in Band-rumped Storm Petrel.
Habitat
Pelagic, but seems to stay around the Azores all year.
Behaviour
Flight
Quick wing beats between glides on bowed wings.
Breeding
Breeding season May to early July (unlike Band-rumped Petrel who breeds in winter). It nests in colonies close to the sea in rock crevices and lays a single white egg. Nests are visited only at night.
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) Monteiro's Storm Petrel. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 7 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Monteiro%27s_Storm_Petrel
