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Scripps's Murrelet

Synthliboramphus scrippsi

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 1,661, February 1,437, March 1,496, April 1,856, May 1,803, June 1,326, July 1,136, August 1,157, September 1,468, October 1,500, November 1,928, December 1,486.
United States18,652
California18,254
Washington347
Oregon51
Canada35
British Columbia35

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Group and habits

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderShorebirds and Allies · Charadriiformes
FamilyAuks, Murres, and Puffins · Alcidae
GenusSynthliboramphus Murrelets · Synthliboramphus

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