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Craveri's Murrelet
Synthliboramphus craveri
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About the Craveri's Murrelet
Craveri's murrelet (Synthliboramphus craveri) is a small seabird which breeds on offshore islands in both the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of California off the Baja peninsula of Mexico. It also wanders fairly regularly as far as central California in the US, primarily during post-breeding dispersal. It is almost never seen from or near the shore. With an estimated population of 6,000-10,000 breeding pairs, its population is listed as vulnerable.
Source: Wikipedia
Classification
- Scientific name
- Synthliboramphus craveri
- Family
- Auks, Murres, and Puffins
- Order
- Charadriiformes
Similar species
Other members of the auks, murres, and puffins family recorded in North America — a useful place to start if you are not certain of your identification.
- Ancient Murrelet Synthliboramphus antiquus
- Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica
- Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle
- Cassin's Auklet Ptychoramphus aleuticus
- Common Murre Uria aalge
- Crested Auklet Aethia cristatella
- Dovekie Alle alle
- Guadalupe Murrelet Synthliboramphus hypoleucus
- Horned Puffin Fratercula corniculata
- Kittlitz's Murrelet Brachyramphus brevirostris
- Least Auklet Aethia pusilla
- Long-billed Murrelet Brachyramphus perdix
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