Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Auks, Murres and Puffins :: Xantus' Murrelet
Xantus' Murrelet Synthliboramphus hypoleucus
Described by: Xantus de Vesey (1860)
Alternate common name(s): Xantus's Murrelet, Scripps' Murrelet, Scripps's Murrelet
Old scientific name(s): Endomychura hypoleucus, Brachyramphus hypoleucus
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Range
Coastal sw. North America;
(1) Is. off coasts of the sw. United States (s. California on San Miguel, Anacapa, Santa Barbara and possibly other n. Channel Is.) and w. Mexico (w. Baja on Los Coronados, Todos Santos, San Benito and Natividad Is).
(2) S. California (Santa Barbara Is.) and nw. Baja (Guadalupe Is., San Benito Is.).
Winters from sw. Canada (British Columbia) to nw. Mexico (Baja).
Videos
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Sounds
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References
Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.
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