The Guadalupe murrelet (Synthliboramphus hypoleucus) 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.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Guadalupe Murrelet being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Synthliboramphus scrippsi
- Synthliboramphus craveri
- Pelecanoides garnotii
- Pelecanoides magellani
- Brachyramphus marmoratus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Family
- Alcidae
- Genus
- Synthliboramphus
- Species
- Synthliboramphus hypoleucus
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