Band-rumped storm petrel

The band-rumped storm petrel, Madeiran storm petrel, or Harcourt's storm petrel (Hydrobates castro) is of the storm petrel family Hydrobatidae.

"Madeiran petrel" redirects here. For the Madeira petrel Pterodroma madeira, see Zino's petrel.

Band-rumped storm petrel
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Procellariiformes
Family: Hydrobatidae
Genus: Hydrobates
Species:
H. castro
Binomial name
Hydrobates castro
(Harcourt, 1851)
Synonyms
  • Thalassidroma castro Harcourt, 1851
  • Cymochorea cryptoleucura Ridgway, 1882
  • Thalassidroma cryptoleuca Ogilvie-Grant, 1895 (emendation of the previous name)
  • Oceanodroma castro bangsi Nichols, 1914
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