Typical plumage: scrippsi race, the more northerly race, pictured.
© Glen Tepke
  • Typical plumage: scrippsi race, the more northerly race, pictured.

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Xantus's Murrelet

Synthliboramphus hypoleucus
Charadriiformes
Alcidae

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    General Description

    Rare but about annual on Westport pelagic trips (Grays Harbor County).

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    C=Common; F=Fairly Common; U=Uncommon; R=Rare; I=Irregular
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    Pacific Northwest Coast
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    North Cascades
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