Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | ocell de tempesta fumat |
| 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 |
Revision Notes
Fernando Medrano and Benjamin Gallardo revised the account.as part of a partnership with Red de Observadores de Aves y Vida Silvestre de Chile (ROC). Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page. Arnau Bonan Barfull and Audrey Su curated the media.
Hydrobates markhami (Salvin, 1883)
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Markham's Storm-Petrel Hydrobates markhami Scientific name definitions
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Priorities for Future Research
Introduction
Priorities for future research in this species include a need for a better understanding of at-sea foraging areas both in the breeding and the nonbreeding seasons; a more comprehensive understanding of all of Markham's Storm-Petrel breeding grounds, especially in southern Peru; as well as more data about the the impacts of light pollution, powerlines, and wind farms (23, 32) along flight routes to and from colonies. Deploying GPS and light-level geolocators tags would be an effective way to address many of these needs.
In addition to GPS tagging, more surveys for nesting colonies are needed in areas of potential habitat (Distribution). These surveys should document evidence of storm-petrels, including tracks, feathers, excrement, predator pellets containing storm-petrel bones and feathers (2, 23), as well as the musty smell given off by many petrels and storm-petrels.
Vocalizations of adults and young calling from burrows or overhead at night are also extremely useful to locate colonies and quantify population trends.
