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Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus [Linnaeus, 1758]
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Trends & Distribution
Breeding & Survival
Biometrics
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Order:
Procellariiformes
Family:
Hydrobatidae
BTO Codes:
TM , STOPE
EURING No:
520
Number in Britain:
26 thousand pairs (Summer)
Conservation Status:
UK:
AMBER
European:
Not a species of concern
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Migrant Breeder
Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
16 cm
Wingspan:
38 cm
Weight:
M/F: 27 g
Scientific name from:
Gr.: hudro =water + baino =to tread
and Gr.: pelagos =the open sea
World Distribution:
BREEDS: is of n&w Europe, RANGES: e Atlantic & s Indian oceans
Habitat:
Pelagic, breeds in island burrows & crevices
Diet:
Mainly surface plankton, small fish, feeds from water surface without alighting
TitBit:
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
Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
No population trend available
Distribution:
New Atlas )
British Population Size:
Summer:
26 thousand pairs
in 1998-02
First Record:
1676
Latest Survey:
Mitchell, P.I. et al. (2004) Seabird populations of Britain and Ireland Poyser, London
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
No habitat data from BBS
European Population Size:
Summer:
430 to 510 thousand pairs
Birds in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WBD(I), Bern(II)
Survey Results:
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
28 x 21 mm
Egg Weight:
6.8 g (of which 6 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records:
5
Clutch Size:
1 eggs
Incubation:
38 - 50 days
by the:
Male + Female
Fledging:
56 - 73 days
as:
Altricial, downy
First Clutches Laid:
Unavailable
Number of Broods:
1
Number Ringed:
11711
Adult Survival:
No data
Juvenile Survival:
No data
Age at First Breeding:
4
years
Typical Lifespan:
No data
Maximum Recorded Age:
31yr11m
Biometrics
Ring Size:
A2 (pulli B2o or A2)
Wing Length
Adult:
122.6 ± 3.0
Range
118 - 127 mm, N =22122
Juvenile:
123.1 ± 3.1
119 - 127 mm, N =22
Male:
121.8 ± 2.4
117 - 126 mm, N =126
Female:
122.4 ± 2.5
118 - 126 mm, N =391
Weight
Adult:
25.57 ± 4.91
Range
22.50 - 29.10 g , N =20482
Juvenile:
24.80 ± 2.57
20.80 - 29.40 g , N =21
Male:
25.65 ± 2.16
22.40 - 29.90 g , N =109
Female:
27.08 ± 2.72 .
23.20 - 32.00 g , N =335
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
Other Names
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
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Brooke, M. de L. 2004 Albatrosses and petrels across the world Oxford University Press, Oxford
[598.44 BRO]
See Also:
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