A photo of a Band-rumped Storm Petrel (Hydrobates castro)
Band-rumped Storm Petrel

Band-rumped Storm Petrel

Hydrobates castro

The band-rumped storm petrel, Madeiran storm petrel, or Harcourt's storm petrel (Hydrobates castro) is of the storm petrel family Hydrobatidae. The band-rumped storm petrel is 19–21 cm in length with a 43–46 cm wingspan, and weighs 44–49 g. It is mainly brownish black with an extensive white rump. Similar to Leach's storm petrel with the forked tail, long wings, but Leach's has a more deeply forked tail, a differently shaped (V-shaped or triangular) white rump, and a 'tern-like' flight, whereas the band-rumped storm-petrel has a more 'shearwater-like' flight.
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Joshua Gant
Saturday 27 Aug 2022 - 6:30am
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Joshua Gant
Saturday 27 Aug 2022 - 5:30am
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Ed Jenkins
Thursday 14 Jul 2022 - 4:52am
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