Synthliboramphus hypoleucus, Xantus' murrelet

Synthliboramphus hypoleucus   (Xantus de Vesey, 1860)

Xantus' murrelet
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Aves | Charadriiformes | Alcidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Pelagic; depth range 0 - 25 m (Ref. 126343).  Temperate; 48°N - 24°N, 128°W - 112°W (Ref. 125423)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Eastern Central Pacific: USA and Mexico.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cmmax. published weight: 170.00 g (Ref. 356)

Short description Morphology

Culmen: 1.83 cm; tarsus: 2.43 cm; wing: 11.98 cm.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Pursuit diving; warm, clear, epipelagic water offshore; <100 km, feeding grounds in the California Current (Ref. 356).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

SAUP Database. 2006. (Ref. 356)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Endangered (EN) (B2ab(iv,v)); Date assessed: 07 August 2018

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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