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
- 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 on the Azores and Madeira in the Atlantic, and the Galapagos Islands in the Pacific. Otherwise pelagic.
Taxonomy
As treated here, this taxon is monotypic.
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, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- 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 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Band-rumped_Storm_Petrel
