Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Czech | buřňáček peruánský |
Dutch | Humboldts Stormvogeltje |
English | Markham's Storm-Petrel |
English (United States) | Markham's Storm-Petrel |
French | Océanite de Markham |
French (France) | Océanite de Markham |
German | Rußwellenläufer |
Icelandic | Sótsvala |
Japanese | ペルーウミツバメ |
Norwegian | perustormsvale |
Polish | nawałnik ciemny |
Russian | Перуанская качурка |
Serbian | Atakamska burnica |
Slovak | víchrovníček sadziarik |
Spanish | Paíño Ahumado |
Spanish (Chile) | Golondrina de mar negra |
Spanish (Costa Rica) | Paiño de Markham |
Spanish (Ecuador) | Paíño de Markham |
Spanish (Mexico) | Paíno de Markham |
Spanish (Panama) | Paíño de Markham |
Spanish (Peru) | Golondrina de Mar de Markham |
Spanish (Spain) | Paíño ahumado |
Swedish | sotstormsvala |
Turkish | Markham Fırtınakırlangıcı |
Ukrainian | Качурка Маркгама |
SPECIES
Markham's Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma markhami
Jacob Drucker and Alvaro Jaramillo
Version: 1.0 — Published February 8, 2013
Version: 1.0 — Published February 8, 2013
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Diet and Foraging
Diet
Off of Peru, the diet of Markham's Storm-Petrel consists of 54% fish, 36% cephalopods, and 10% crustaceans. Peruvian anchovy (Engraulis ringens), pelagic squat lobster (Pleuroncodes monodon) and oceanic octopus (Japetella sp.) were the most commonly consumed organisms, respectively (García-Godos et al. 2002). García-Godos et al. point out that this diet varies on a yearly basis, particularly during El Niño and La Niña events, when changes in water temperature alter availability of target prey items.