Madeiran Storm Petrel Oceanodroma castro [Harcourt, 1815] |
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Order:
Procellariiformes
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Family: Hydrobatidae |
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BTO Codes:
, MADPE
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EURING No: 580 | |
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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) Accidental
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Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
20 cm
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Wingspan: 45 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 43 g
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Scientific name from:
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Gr.: okeanus + dromos=running and castro=origin uncertain |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: is of Atlantic & Pacific oceans, RANGES: Pacific & Atlantic 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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Small fish, crustaceans, oily scraps from surface |
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Other Names |
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| Band-rumped Storm Petrel | |
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| Danish: Madeirastormsvale | Dutch: Madeira-stormvogeltje |
| Finnish: Madeirankeiju | French: Pétrel de Castro |
| German: Madeirawellenläufer | Hungarian: Madeirai viharfecske |
| Icelandic: Ránarsvala | Irish: Guairdeall Maidéarach |
| Italian: Uccello delle tempeste di Castro | Norwegian: Madeirastromsvale |
| Polish: Nawalnik maderski | Portuguese: Paínho de Madeira |
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Spanish:
Paiño de Madeira
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Swedish: Oceanlöpare |
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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
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BirdLife species page
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Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides
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Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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