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Oceanodroma markhami (Markham's Storm-Petrel; Markham's Storm Petrel)

Synonyms: Hydrobates markhami (homotypic)
Language: French

Wikipedia Abstract

The Markham's storm petrel (Oceanodroma markhami) is a species of seabird in the Hydrobatidae family.It is found in Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Polynesia, Peru, and possibly Costa Rica.Its natural habitat is open seas. It is named in honour of Sir Albert Hastings Markham.
View Wikipedia Record: Oceanodroma markhami

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
8
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
44
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 17.1988
EDGE Score: 3.5945
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  53 grams
Clutch Size [2]  1
Incubation [2]  47 days
Migration [3]  Intraoceanic
Wing Span [2]  20 inches (.51 m)

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Atacama desert Chile Neotropic Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
Clipperton Island shrub and grasslands France Neotropic Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands  
Sechura desert Peru Neotropic Deserts and Xeric Shrublands

Important Bird Areas

Name Location  IBA Criteria   Website   Climate   Land Use 
Cocos Island Costa Rica A1, A2    
Isla Pachacámac Peru A1, A4ii
Reserva Nacional de Paracas Peru A1, A2, A3, A4i, A4ii
Río Tambo y Lagunas de Mejía Peru A1, A2, A3, A4iii

Prey / Diet

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Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Brooke, M. 2004. Albatrosses and petrels across the world Oxford, UK Oxford University Press.
♦ 2del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
♦ 3Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 01, 2010 at animaldiversity.org
♦ 4THE DIET OF MARKHAM’S STORM PETREL OCEANODROMA MARKHAMI ON THE CENTRAL COAST OF PERU, IGNACIO GARCÍA-GODOS, ELISA GOYA & JAIME JAHNCKE, Marine Ornithology 30: 77–83 (2002)
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0