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The Band-rumped storm petrel (Oceanodroma castro) is a bird found in United States, Portugal and Ecuador. Open warm oceans, nesting on remote islands. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, fish and dead animals (carrion). The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

🏡 Where the Band-rumped storm petrel lives

Open warm oceans, nesting on remote islands.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🐛 Insects & bugs60%
• 🐟 Fish30%
• 🦴 Leftovers (carrion)10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

Hear the Band-rumped storm petrel

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Questions about the Band-rumped storm petrel

Where does the Band-rumped storm petrel live?

The Band-rumped storm petrel lives in United States, Portugal and Ecuador. Open warm oceans, nesting on remote islands.

What does the Band-rumped storm petrel eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 60%), fish (about 30%), dead animals (carrion) (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Band-rumped storm petrel endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

More birds from North America

• Harris's hawk
• Western meadowlark
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• American white ibis
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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.