Swinhoe’s Petrel Oceanodroma monorhis [Swinhoe, 1867] |
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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:
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EURING No: 560 | |
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Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Scarce Visitor
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Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
20 cm
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Wingspan: 45 cm |
Weight:
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Scientific name from:
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Gr.: okeanus + dromos=running and Gr.: monos=single + rhis=nostril |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: is off Japan, China, Korea, Taiwan, RANGES: tropical Indian Ocean |
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Habitat:
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Pelagic, breeds in island burrows |
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Diet:
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TitBit:
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Known to nest in the Pacific and Indian Oceans the discovery of birds breeding in Tyne & Wear in 1989 during a ringing session was a major surprise. |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
Northumberland, 1989
(Cubitt, M.G. 1995. British Birds 88:342-348)
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
4
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Most Likely to Occur in:
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Most Recent County Records:
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Scotland:
Northeast
(2000),
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North-east England:
Northumberland
(1994),
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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| Swinhoe's Storm Petrel | |
| Gaelic: | Welsh: |
| Danish: Swinhoes stormsvale | Dutch: Chinees Stormvogeltje |
| Finnish: Pikkumyrskykeiju | French: Pétrel de Swinhoe |
| German: Swinhoewellenläufer | Hungarian: Swinhoe viharfecske |
| Icelandic: Marsvala | Irish: |
| Italian: Uccello delle tempeste di Swinhoe | Norwegian: Shwinhoestormsvale |
| Polish: Nawalnik brunatny | Portuguese: Paínho de Swinhoes |
| Spanish: Paiño de Swinhoe | Swedish: Swinhoes stormsvala |
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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] | |
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| Wikipedia entry | |
| BirdLife species page | |
| Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides | |
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