Distribution

Breeding Sites

In Peru, breeds in the Paracas Peninsula (Ica and Isla vieja; 26 Jahncke, J. (1993). Primer informe del área de anidación de la Golondrina de la Tempestad Negra Oceanodroma markhami (Salvin, 1883). In Memoria del X Congreso Nacional de Biología, Lima, Peru, 2–7 agosto 1992 (E. Castillo de Maruenda, Editor) Colegio de Biólogos del Perú, Lima. pp. 339–343. In Spanish. Close , 27 García-Godos, I., E. Goya, and J. Jahncke (2002) The diet of Markham’s Storm Petrel Oceanodroma markhami on the central coast of Peru. Marine Ornithology 30: 77–83. Close ), and Pampa Pie de Candela (28 Gallardo, B., Vizcarra, J.H., Peredo, R., Gutiérrez, P., Contardo, N., Arcco, A. and F. Medrano (2023). Descubrimiento del primer sitio de reproducción de golondrina de mar negra (Hydrobates markhami) en el extremo sur del Perú. El Hornero 38: 49-55. Close ). In Chile, breeds in Pampa Chuño, Pampa La Higuera, Pampa Chaca, Pampa Camarones, Pampa Jarza, Pampa Tana, Salar de Quiuña, Caleta Buena, Pampa Hermosa, Salar Grande, Loa, and Salar Navidad (29 Torres-Mura, J. C., and M. L. Lemus (2013). Breeding of Markham’s Storm-Petrel (Oceanodroma markhami, Aves: Hydrobatidae) in the desert of northern Chile. Revista Chilena de Historia Natural 86(4):497-499. Close , 30 Schmitt, F., R. Barros, and H. Norambuena (2015). Markham’s Storm Petrel breeding colonies discovered in Chile. Neotropical Birding 17:5–10. Close , 31 Malinarich V., P. Araneda, and A. Vallverdú (2018). Diagnóstico del estado de las poblaciones de golondrina de mar negra en la región de Tarapacá. Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero de Chile, Iquique, Chile. 59 pp. Close , 23 Barros, R., F. Medrano, H. V. Norambuena, R. Peredo, R. Silva, F. de Groote and F. Schmitt (2019) Breeding phenology, distribution and conservation status of Markham's Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma markhami in the Atacama Desert. Ardea 107: 75–84. Close , 32 Medrano, F., R. Silva, R. Barros, D. Terán, R. Peredo, B. Gallardo, P. Cerpa, F. de Groote, P. Gutiérrez, and I. Tejeda (2019). Nuevos antecedentes sobre la historia natural y conservación de la golondrina de mar negra (Oceanodroma markhami) y la golondrina de mar de collar (Oceanodroma hornbyi) en Chile. Revista Chilena de Ornitología 25:21-30. Close , 33 Malinarich, V and A. Vallverdú (2021). Estudio de las poblaciones de golondrinas de mar en la región de Tarapacá. Reporte técnico Unidad de Recursos Naturales Renovables, Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero, Tarapacá. Close , 34 Carevic, F., Sielfeld, W., Alarcón, E. and A. del Campo (2023). Discovery of a new colony and nest attendance patterns of two Hydrobates storm-petrels in the Atacama desert of Northern Chile. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 135: 1-7. Close ). Other breeding localities probably exist, especially in southern Peru and near Pica (eBird S18031705).

Marine Range

At sea, it favors the cool waters of the Humboldt current off Peru and northern Chile but can range much farther, having occurred between the latitudes of 18°N (off-Mexico) and 30°S (off-Chile, 1 Murphy, R. C. (1936) Oceanic birds of South America. Volume 2. American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY, USA. Close ), and as far west as 118.02°W (35 Spear, L. B., and D. G. Ainley (2007). Storm-petrels of the Eastern Pacific Ocean: Species assembly and diversity along marine habitat gradients. Ornithological Monographs 62:1–77. Close ). In the austral autumn, the highest densities have been documented just offshore from central Peru. In the austral spring, some high densities remain off southern Peru and northern Chile, but an even higher concentration also congregates about 1,700 km west of there (35 Spear, L. B., and D. G. Ainley (2007). Storm-petrels of the Eastern Pacific Ocean: Species assembly and diversity along marine habitat gradients. Ornithological Monographs 62:1–77. Close , 36 Romero, C. (2021). Distribución espacio-temporal de la golondrina de mar de Markham Oceanodroma markhami (Salvin, 1883) y la golondrina de mar acollarada O. hornbyi (Gray, 1854) en Perú. 2019. Boletín Instituto del Mar del Perú 36: 68-84. Close ). In the austral autumn, birds are 74.63 km from the coast on average (range: 17.03-183.71 km), whereas in the austral spring, birds average 105.37 km from the coast (range: 10.92-209.09 km).

Extralimital Records

A grounded bird was recorded in Valparaíso, Chile, far from its regular range (eBird S29422372). Also, one individual was recorded in La Paz, Bolivia, but it is unknown whether it was transported by humans or was a genuine vagrant (37 Montenegro-Ávila, M., A. Serrano, N.A. Avalos and P. Velásquez-Noriega (2024). Record of Markham's Storm Petrel Hydrobates markhami in La Paz, Bolivia. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists’ Club 144: 39-41 Close ).

Nothing known.