Least ConcernAncient Murrelet
Synthliboramphus antiquus
Birds · Charadriiformes · Alcidae
Synthliboramphus scrippsi
At high risk of extinction in the wild over the medium term.
Scripps's murrelet is a small black-and-white auk that breeds in crevices and under bushes on a few islands off California and Baja California. It was split from the Guadalupe murrelet as a species of its own in 2012. Its chicks do something astonishing: they leave the nest two days after hatching, throw themselves into the sea from the cliff and finish growing up on the open ocean with their parents.
Weight
140 g – 190 g
Size
23 cm – 25 cm
Life expectancy
12 years
Diet
Carnivore
Feeds mainly on other animals.
Activity
Nocturnal
Active mainly at night.
Social structure
In pairs
Usually lives in pairs, sometimes for life.
Sources consulted: Wikipedia (es): Synthliboramphus scrippsi
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Scripps's Murrelet — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
The scripps's murrelet is classified as vulnerable. Organisations such as the IUCN, WWF and the Wildlife Conservation Society work specifically on its conservation and that of its habitat; looking into their programmes is a good starting point if you want to get involved.
It's documented in 3 protected areas — one reason why protecting these places matters for its conservation.
Based on what we already know about scripps's murrelet.
