Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus [Linnaeus, 1758] |
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Page updated:16-January-2013 |
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Order:
Procellariiformes
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Family: Hydrobatidae |
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BTO Codes:
TM, STOPE
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EURING No: 520 | |
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Number in Britain:
26 thousand pairs (Summer)
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Migrant Breeder
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Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
16 cm
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Wingspan: 38 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 27 g
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Scientific name from:
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Gr.: hudro=water + baino=to tread and Gr.: pelagos=the open sea |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: is of n&w Europe, RANGES: e Atlantic & s Indian oceans |
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Habitat:
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Pelagic, breeds in island burrows & crevices |
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Diet:
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Mainly surface plankton, small fish, feeds from water surface without alighting |
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TitBit:
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Storm Petrels may nest in burrows or holes in stone walls and as they are nocturnal the only way to census them is to play a call (a delightful purring) at a hole and see if a nesting bird responds. |
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Population and Distribution |
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British Population Size:
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Summer:
26 thousand pairs
in 1998-02
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First Record:
St Kilda, 1697
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Latest Survey:
Mitchell, P.I. et al. (2004) Seabird populations of Britain and Ireland Poyser, London
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Conservation Status:
AMBER
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Localised Breeding Population,
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Previous Assessments:
2002-2007
AMBER
1996-2001
AMBER
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Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
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| No habitat data from BBS | ||||
| Migration routes: Map of foreign ringing recoveries and summary map from Time to Fly (in pop-up windows) | ||||
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European Population Size:
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Summer:
430 to 510 thousand pairs
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Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WBD(I), Bern(II)
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Breeding and Survival |
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Egg Size:
28 x 21 mm
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Egg Weight: 6.8 g (of which 6 % is shell) | ||
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Number of Nest Records:
5
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Clutch Size:
1 eggs
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Incubation:
38- 50 days
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by the: Male + Female |
Fledging:
56 - 73days
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as:
Altricial, downy
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First Clutches Laid:
Unavailable
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Number of Broods:
1
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Number Ringed:
Annual Totals
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Adult Survival:
0.870
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Juvenile Survival:
No data
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Age at First Breeding:
4
years
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Typical Lifespan:
11
years
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Maximum Recorded Age:
31 years 11 months 9 days (set in 1994)
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Biometrics |
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Ring Size:
A2 (pulli B2o or A2)
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Wing Length
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Adult: | 122.5 ± 3.0 Range 110.0 - 135.0 mm, (N = 22122) |
| Juvenile: | 122.2 ± 3.3 Range 115.0 - 128.0 mm, (N = 42) | |
| Male: | 121.8 ± 2.4 Range 115.0 - 130.0 mm, (N = 126) | |
| Female: | 122.4 ± 2.5 Range 111.0 - 130.0 mm, (N = 391) | |
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Weight
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Adult: | 25.44 ± 4.91 Range 17.50 - 33.50 g , (N =20482) |
| Juvenile: | 26.2 ± 2.9 Range 20.7 - 31.9 . , (N =37) | |
| Male: | 25.66 ± 2.16 Range 20.50 - 31.50 g , (N =109) | |
| Female: | 27.08 ± 2.72 Range 21.10 - 33.50 g , (N =335) | |
| Seasonal: | Summer 25.64 ± 1.99 (N = 23055) Autumn 25.12 ± 1.97 (N = 14434) | |
| Source: | British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data | |
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Other Names |
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| European Storm Petrel | |
| Gaelic: Annlag-fairge | Welsh: Pedryn Drycin |
| Danish: Lille stormsvale | Dutch: Stormvogeltje |
| Finnish: Merikeiju | French: Pétrel tempête |
| German: Sturmschwalbe | Hungarian: Viharfecske |
| Icelandic: Stormsvala | Irish: Guairdeall |
| Italian: Uccello delle tempeste | Norwegian: Havsvale |
| Polish: Nawalnik burzowy | Portuguese: Paínho-de-cauda-quadrada |
| Spanish: Paiño común | Swedish: Stormsvala |
| Local Names:Little Peter, Ala Mootie | |
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For More Information... |
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Books and Monographs:
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| Brooke, M. de L. 2004 Albatrosses and petrels across the world Oxford University Press, Oxford [598.44 BRO] | |
| See Also: | |
Find scientific papers on  Google Scholar
or  Scirus by clicking the icon
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| Wikipedia entry | |
| BirdLife species page | |
| Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides | |
| Read State of the Nations Birds by Chris Mead | |
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