Bird

Scripps's Murrelet Facts Synthliboramphus scrippsi

Bird

Scripps's murrelet (Synthliboramphus scrippsi) is a small seabird found in the California Current system in the Pacific Ocean. This auk breeds on islands off California and Mexico.

Classification

Family: Alcidae. Order: Charadriiformes.

Scripps's Murrelet Conservation Status

Scripps's Murrelet is listed here as Vulnerable. Protecting habitat, maintaining healthy prey or food sources, and reducing human pressure are important parts of conserving wild populations.

Fun facts

It flies well, and can take off without taxiing.
It nests in loose scattered colonies on arid islands, typically in small crevices and caves and under dense bushes.
Once at sea the family swims to offshore waters.

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