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Oceanodroma castro   (Harcourt, 1851)

Madeiran storm petrel
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Ascension Island country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known as a breeding area with a population of 1,500 pairs (Ref. 84934). C: Ref. 84934.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sh.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Enticott, J. and D. Tipling, 1997
National Database:

Common names from other countries

‘akē‘akē, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

Aves > Procellariiformes (Tubenoses) > Hydrobatidae ()

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Pelagic.   Tropical; 25°N - 13°S (Ref. 96995)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Atlantic and Pacific Ocean.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 21.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8812); max. published weight: 40.00 g (Ref. 356)

Short description Morphology

Culmen: 1.52 cm; tarsus: 2.41 cm; wing: 15.77 cm.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Total Length: 19 to 21 cm; Wingspan: 42 to 45 cm (Ref. 8812). Highly pelagic. Forages alone or with conspecifics, feeding while sitting on the water or by dipping prey while flapping just above the ocean surface, often pattering water with feet. Diet mainly consists of small fish, squid, and some crustaceans(Ref. 122680).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Lepage, D. 2007. (Ref. 7816)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Estimates based on models

Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (11 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.