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| Synthliboramphus hypoleucus |
(Xantus de Vesey, 1860) |
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Family: Alcidae |
Order: Charadriiformes |
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Xantus's murrelet |
Guillemot de Xantus |
Mérgulo californiano aliclaro |
Lummenalk |
Post-breeding dispersal from nesting islands Apr or May (sometimes late Mar or Jul), largely offshore to W, and
to N; individual pairs and their flightless offspring swim on water. Movement to wintering areas probably slow,
with arrival Jun to early Jul (peak numbers Jul-Aug) off C Californian coast, where large numbers remain on
outer continental shelf and fewer in similar habitats N to Washington and S British Columbia until late Nov or
early Dec. Return to breeding locations probably Nov-Jan. (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds),
1996)
- digitised by GROMS, after del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1996) - www.hbw.com,
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| Regions: Mesoamerica, North America |
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| (Last update: 05.03.04 by E.Heuel) |