Madeiran Storm Petrel Oceanodroma castro   [Harcourt, 1815]

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   Page updated:16-January-2013

Order: Procellariiformes Family: Hydrobatidae
BTO Codes: , MADPE EURING No: 580
Number in Britain: Fewer than 20 records
Conservation Status:
UK: Not Assessed
European: 3 Concern, most not in Europe; Rare
Global: (Details)
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Status in UK: (A)  Not Recorded
Subspecies: Monotypic
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Length: 20 cm Wingspan: 45 cm Weight: M/F: 43 g    
Scientific name from: Gr.: okeanus + dromos=running and castro=origin uncertain
World Distribution: BREEDS: is of Atlantic & Pacific oceans, RANGES: Pacific & Atlantic oceans
Habitat: Pelagic, breeds in island burrows & crevices
Diet: Small fish, crustaceans, oily scraps from surface

Other Names

Band-rumped Storm Petrel
Gaelic: Welsh:
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
Spanish: Paiño de Madeira Swedish: Oceanlöpare

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Books and Monographs:
   Brooke, M. de L. 2004 Albatrosses and petrels across the world Oxford University Press, Oxford [598.44 BRO]
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