Band-rumped Storm Petrel

Hydrobates castro (Harcourt, 1851) BRSPE Euring code not available.
Family: Procellariformes > Hydrobatidae

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 on Tenerife, 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.

Identification

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Status and Trends

Population size and trends and patterns of distribution based on BTO surveys and atlases with data collected by BTO volunteers.

CONSERVATION STATUS

This species can be found on the following statutory and conservation listings and schedules.

POPULATION SIZE

We have no population estimates for this scarce species.

Movement

Information about movement and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.

RINGING RECOVERIES

View a summary of recoveries in the Online Ringing Report.

Biology

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

PRODUCTIVITY & NESTING

Sample sizes are too small to report Productivity and Nesting statistics for this species.

CODES & CLASSIFICATION

For information in another language (where available) click on a linked name

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

Links to more studies from ConservationEvidence.com

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