Order: Procellariiformes | Family: Hydrobatidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Coast of Peru
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Coast of Peru
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Coast of Peru
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Coast of Peru
Status: The Markham’s Storm-Petrel seems restricted to the cold water of the Humboldt Current. It is a resident bird known to breed on coastal islands along the coast of Peru. It also occurs in Co, Ec, and Ch.
Name in Spanish: Golondrina de Mar de Markham.
Sub-species: Markham’s Storm-Petrel (Oceanodroma markhami), Salvin 1883.
Meaning of Name: Hydrobates: Hydro: Gr.= water, and bates= walker, one who walks. markham: In honor of Rorbert Markham, English geographer and traveler.

Generally silent at sea.
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- Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum. http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 01/01/2015.