Common name of Oceanodroma castro
 
Common Name Band-rumped storm petrel
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official Trade Name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country Costa Rica
Locality
Ref. Barrantes, G. and J. Chaves-Campos, 2009
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core primary lexeme
1st Modifier
2nd Modifier morphology
Remarks petrel, i.e., probably an alteration of 'pitteral', influenced by St. Peter walking on the water, analogous to the bird flying so close to the water surface that it appears to be 'walking on water'.
 
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