Synthliboramphus hypoleucus (Xantus de Vesey, 1860)
Xantus' murrelet
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Family:  Alcidae ()
Max. size:  max.weight: 170.0 g
Environment:  pelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 25 m
Distribution:  Eastern Central Pacific: USA and Mexico.
Diagnosis:  Culmen: 1.83 cm; tarsus: 2.43 cm; wing: 11.98 cm.
Biology:  Pursuit diving; warm, clear, epipelagic water offshore; <100 km, feeding grounds in the California Current (Ref. 356).
IUCN Red List Status: Endangered (EN); Date assessed: 07 August 2018 (B2ab(iv,v)) Ref. 123251)
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