Xantus’s murrelet

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Also known as: Brachyramphus hypoleucus, Endomychura hypoleucus(Show More)

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Xantus's murrelet is a small diving bird belonging to the auk family, Alcidae. It is slaty gray above with white underparts and wing lining. This species is found along the California and Mexican coast. While most murrelets breed inland on mountains, Xantus's murrelet nests on the coast of Baja California and travels north in the winter.123

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Most southerly is Xantus’s murrelet (Endomychura hypoleucus), which nests on the hot coast of Baja California and (like some gulls of the region) travels north in winter.
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Most southerly is Xantus’s murrelet (Endomychura hypoleucus), which nests on the hot coast of Baja California and (like some gulls of the region) travels north in winter.
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