![]() Madeira local status by Zino et al, 1995: Very common breeding birdĬonservation status by the IUCN Red List Categories, 2013: Least Concern ver 3. Madeira local status by Romano et al, 2010: Common breeding bird The chick remains in the nest for 68/73 days after hatching. Both parents take turns in sitting on the egg, staying on the nest for periods of 2 to 6 days at a time. One egg is laid per sitting and incubation takes between 38 and 42 days. Madeira Storm-petrel has two breeding seasons, one in spring and the other in autumn. Seasonality in Madeira: All year round as there are winter and summer breeding colonies of Oceanodroma castro in Madeiraīreeding: It breeds in all islands of Madeira archipelago, except for the island of Porto Santo – although it does breed on the sea rocks surrounding that island. (Leach’s storm petrel) being the main differences the paler band on the upper-wing which is more contrasting in Leach’s and extends to the wing bend, the white rump that looks more like a ‘V? than a ‘U’ on the later one and the deeply forked tail of Leach’s, when visible. Oceanodroma castro might be confused with Oceanodroma leucorhoa In Macaronesia, it is found in the Madeira, Azores and Canary archipelagos. This species is widely distributed throughout the world, being found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans on the Saint Helena and Ascension islands and on the Galapagos archipelago. The Madeiran Storm-petrel is not easily seen at sea being the best conditions, to attract it on an offshore pelagic trip, strong wind together with a slick of fish oil. ![]() Undulating flight with incomplete wingbeats interrupted with short glides on a zigzag trajectory. Body is almost uniformly blackish brown to black with some paler, but not very contrasting, upper-wing band. AOS 2019: Black Storm-Petrel, Oceanodroma melania: Black. AOS 2019: Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel, Oceanodroma tethys: Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel, Hydrobates tethys. AOS 2019: Band-rumped Storm-Petrel, Oceanodroma castro: Band-rumped Storm-Petrel, Hydrobates castro. The white rump extends to the lateral and under-tail coverts. Ashy Storm-Petrel, Oceanodroma homochroa: Ashy Storm-Petrel, Hydrobates homochroa. Zino’s Petrel Pelagic Expedition Madeiran Storm Petrel Field ID Keys Shape & SizeĪ medium to large storm petrel with long wings and tail square to slightly notched. Recommended birdwatching sea trips to watch this seabird
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