Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Storm-Petrels :: Markham's Storm-Petrel

Markham's Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma markhami

Described by: Salvin (1883)
Alternate common name(s): Markham's Storm Petrel, Markham's Storm-petrel, Sooty Storm-petrel
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

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Range

Cw. Pacific Ocean;
Breeding area largely unknown, but probably in the coastal deserts of Peru (Paracos Peninsula) and n. Chile (Mejillones Bay). Forages in the Humboldt Current from ca. 15°N to 26°S.
Disperses s. to Valparaiso (33°S), Chile and n. to Ecuador, the Galapagos Is., Colombia (Narino) and the Cocos and Clipperton Is. far off the Pacific coast of w. Mexico (Clipperton Is.) and Central America.

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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