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Markham's Storm Petrel

Hydrobates markhami(Salvin, O, 1883)

English (US) Markham's Storm Petrel

The Markham's Storm Petrel (Hydrobates markhami) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Hydrobatidae (Northern Storm Petrels) in the order Procellariiformes.

Range: breeds off Paracas Peninsula (southern Peru) and Atacama Desert to mountains 50 km inland between Arica and Iquique (northern Chile); ranges east-central Pacific to coasts of southern Mexico, Galápagos, and central ChileRange summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Hydrobates markhami
IUCN Red List
Near Threatened
English (US)
Markham's Storm Petrel
Described by
(Salvin, O, 1883)

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Cymochorea markhami
Described by
(Salvin, O, 1883)
Type locality
Coast of Peru. Lat. 19° 40' S., long. 75° W.
Original description
Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1883, pt.4 p.430

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

See all 18 species of the family Hydrobatidae