Northern Storm Petrels

Band-rumped Storm Petrel

Hydrobates castro

The Band-rumped Storm Petrel (Hydrobates castro) is a 46 g ocean-going bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. It migrates.

Family

Northern Storm Petrels

Order

Procellariiformes

Weight

46 g

Habitat

Marine

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Migrant

Countries recorded

10

Recorded in United States, Portugal, Ecuador, SH, Spain, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cabo Verde, Japan, Australia.

Where to see it: Nearshore waters (0-2mi/3km) - James Bay to Egg Island (Saint Helena); Boatswain Bird Island (landing prohibited) (Saint Helena); Auto selected (High seas or unknown); Jamestown (Saint Helena).

Photo: (c) Tom Field, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist