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Guadalupe Murrelet

Synthliboramphus hypoleucus

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 211, February 183, March 190, April 236, May 229, June 169, July 144, August 147, September 187, October 191, November 245, December 189.
United States2,373
California2,322
Washington51
Canada13
British Columbia13
Mexico4
Baja California4

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

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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