Guadalupe Murrelet
Synthliboramphus hypoleucus
- Endangered
- Card rarity: Epic
- Birds
The Guadalupe murrelet or Xantus's murrelet is a small seabird found in the California Current system in the Pacific Ocean. This auk breeds on islands off California and Mexico. It is threatened by predators introduced to its breeding colonies and by oil spills.
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Family
- Alcidae
- Genus
- Synthliboramphus