Band-rumped Storm Petrel

Hydrobates castro (Harcourt, 1851)

46 gWeight

Busiest months: April · Most records: Ecuador, St. Helena, United States

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: April · Most records: Ecuador, St. Helena, United States

Band-rumped Storm Petrel has been recorded at 18 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 5 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Española – Punta SuárezEcuador78 records
Nearshore waters (0-2mi/3km) - James Bay to Egg IslandSt. Helena41 records
Southeast Farallon IslandUnited States24 records

More places

Boatswain Bird IslandSt. Helena10 records
Jamestown Harbor/James BaySt. Helena4 records
PN Sintra-Cascais – Cabo RasoPortugal3 records
Kathryn Abbey Hanna ParkUnited States3 records
Huguenot Memorial City ParkUnited States3 records
Jones Beach SP – Coast Guard StationUnited States3 records
Cap GhirMorocco2 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Ecuador St. Helena United States Portugal Morocco

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

Questions

How big is the Band-rumped Storm Petrel?

The Band-rumped Storm Petrel weighs around 46 g.

Where does the Band-rumped Storm Petrel live?

Its breeding range: Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean: Azores (cold-season breeding), Madeira (hot-season breeding), Desertas, Salvage, Canary and Cape Verde islands (northern to southern Macaronesia, west of northern Africa); Berlengas Islands (just west of central Portugal); islands off St. Helena (tropical southeastern Atlantic Ocean), Boatswainbird Island (just east of Ascension Island; southeastern Atlantic Ocean); Hide-jima and Sangan-jima (Futagojima Islands, east of southern Honshu, central Japan); Kauai (western main Hawaiian Islands) and widely in Galápagos. It is most often recorded in Ecuador, St. Helena and United States.

When is the best time to see the Band-rumped Storm Petrel?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in April (Southern Hemisphere).

Is the Band-rumped Storm Petrel endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Band-rumped Storm Petrel as Least Concern.

What does the Band-rumped Storm Petrel eat?

Main food: Fish, shrimp & shellfish.

What family is the Band-rumped Storm Petrel in?

It belongs to the family Northern Storm Petrels (Hydrobatidae), order Procellariiformes.

At a glance

Weight: 46 g
Habitat: Ocean
Diet: Fish, shrimp & shellfish
Lifestyle: Feeds in the air
Migration: Migratory
Conservation: Least Concern

More measurements

Wing: 150 mm
Tail: 69 mm
Bill: 16 mm
Tarsus: 23 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean: Azores (cold-season breeding), Madeira (hot-season breeding), Desertas, Salvage, Canary and Cape Verde islands (northern to southern Macaronesia, west of northern Africa); Berlengas Islands (just west of central Portugal); islands off St. Helena (tropical southeastern Atlantic Ocean), Boatswainbird Island (just east of Ascension Island; southeastern Atlantic Ocean); Hide-jima and Sangan-jima (Futagojima Islands, east of southern Honshu, central Japan); Kauai (western main Hawaiian Islands) and widely in Galápagos

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2