Scripps’s Murrelet
Synthliboramphus scrippsi
VUVulnerable
- Family
- Auks, Puffins, and Murres (Alcidae)
- Order
- Charadriiformes
Overview
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. It is threatened by predators introduced to its breeding colonies and by oil spills.
This species and the Guadalupe murrelet were considered conspecific and were known collectively as Xantus's murrelet until 2012.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Breeds Channel Islands (southern California) and islands off northwestern Baja California to San Benito (northwestern Mexico); winters offshore north of coastal Washington.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
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Countries
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Scripps's murrelet
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
