Band-rumped Storm Petrel

Band-rumped Storm Petrel

Hydrobates castro

Introduction

The Band-rumped Storm Petrel, also known as Madeiran Storm Petrel is a very rare vagrant to the UK. There have been several claimed in UK waters but the first to be officially accepted, in this case on the basis of the tracks of a GPS tagged individual. This bird was tagged onTenerife, Canary Islands, before making a feeding trip to the Bay of Biscay and onwards into British waters southwest of the Scilly Isles in November 2021.

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Movement

Information about Band-rumped Storm Petrel movements and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.

European movements

EuroBirdPortal uses birdwatcher's records, such as those logged in BirdTrack to map the flows of birds as they arrive and depart Europe. See maps for this species here.

Biology

Lifecycle and body size information for Band-rumped Storm Petrel, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.

Survival and Longevity

Survival is shown as the proportion of birds surviving from one year to the next and is derived from bird ringing data. It can also be used to estimate how long birds typically live.

Classification, names and codes

Taxonomy, names and species codes for Band-rumped Storm Petrel

Classification and Codes

  • Order: Procellariformes
  • Family: Hydrobatidae
  • Scientific name: Hydrobates castro
  • Authority: Harcourt, 1851
  • BTO 5-letter code: BRSPE

Alternate species names

  • Catalan: Ocell de tempesta de Madeira
  • Czech: bu??á?ek madeirský
  • Danish: Madeirastormsvale
  • Dutch: Madeirastormvogeltje
  • Finnish: Madeirankeiju
  • French: Océanite de Castro
  • German: Madeirawellenläufer
  • Hungarian: madeirai viharfecske
  • Icelandic: Ránarsvala
  • Italian: Uccello delle tempeste di Castro
  • Lithuanian: Pusiaujinis audrašauklis
  • Norwegian: Passatstormsvale
  • Polish: nawa?nik bia?orzytny
  • Portuguese: Painho-da-ilha-da-madeira
  • Slovak: víchrovní?ek ?ernastý
  • Spanish: Paíño de Madeira
  • Swedish: oceanlöpare

More Evidence

More evidence from Conservation Evidence.com

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