Band-rumped Storm Petrel
Hydrobates castro
LCLeast Concern
- Family
- Northern Storm Petrels (Hydrobatidae)
- Order
- Procellariiformes
Overview
The band-rumped storm petrel, Madeiran storm petrel, or Harcourt's storm petrel (Hydrobates castro) is a species of storm petrel in the family Hydrobatidae.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Breeds in Atlantic Ocean on Macaronesian and Berlengas islands of western Atlantic, islets near St. Helena and Ascension islands, in Pacific off central Japan, Kauai, and the Galapagos; ranges in Atlantic to Gulf Stream, Gulf of Mexico, western Africa and Gulf of Guinea, in North Pacific, seas off Japan, near main Hawaiian Islands, and coasts of southern Central America to northwestern South America and westward to Marquesas.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Band-rumped storm petrel
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
