Band-rumped Storm Petrel
Band-rumped Storm Petrel (<em>Hydrobates castro</em>) is a species of Northern Storm Petrels (<em>Hydrobatidae</em>) in the order Albatrosses, Petrels and Shearwaters.
Overview
Band-rumped Storm Petrel (Hydrobates castro) is a species of Northern Storm Petrels (Hydrobatidae) in the order Albatrosses, Petrels and Shearwaters.
Scientific Classification
Genus: Hydrobates; binomial: Hydrobates castro; authority: (Harcourt, 1851).
Distribution
Breeding range: the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean. Non-breeding range: in North Atlantic, to Gulf Stream of temperate nw Atlantic and offshore waters of n Gulf of Mexico, offshore waters of tropical e Atlantic off w, c Africa and in Gulf of Guinea; in North Pacific, seas s, e of Japan, near main Hawaiian Is., and ec Pacific from coasts of s Central America to nw South America and w to Marquesas (e Polynesia).
Conservation Status
This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.
Remarks
Band-rumped [Madeiran] Storm Petrel comprises five or more species worldwide including cryptic sympatric species that breed at different seasons (Smith et al. 2007; Friesen et al. 2007; Monteiro et al. 2008). Grant's Storm Petrel (O. sp. nov.), a cool water form, is one of these (Robb & Mullarney 2008; Howell et al. 2010; Howell 2012) but see Taylor et al. (2019). Move from Oceanodroma to Hydrobates (NACC 2019-B-7; SACC 190).
