Scripp's Murrelet (Synthliboramphus scrippsi)

About

Scripp's Murrelets breed on islands off California and Mexico north to the Channel Islands. This species and Guadalupe Murrelet were split from Xantus's Murrelet in 2012. I saw my first on a pelagic out of Monterey, California in August 2021.

Synonyms

  • SCMU