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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. [2] [3]
Xantus's murrelet, native to the California Current system, has been split into two species: Scripps's murrelet, Synthliboramphus scrippsi; Guadalupe murrelet, ...
Scripps's murrelet chicks leave the nest for the ocean at just two days old. Scripps's murrelet feeds at sea (but on average not as far from land as Guadalupe murrelet), often in association with large pelagic predatory fish like tuna, on larval fish like anchovies, sardines and Sebastes rockfish. Like all auks it is a wing-propelled diver ...
English: Santa Barbara Island hosts the largest breeding population of Xantus' murrelets in the United States. The tiny chicks leave their steep hillside nests when only 48 hours old and tumble down into the crashing surf.
The sweeping review will cover all of DHS’ work to protect elections since 2017, when the department formally declared elections were “critical infrastructure” following Russia’s ...
The U.S. on Monday imposed sanctions on an extreme right-wing online network, designating the "Terrorgram" collective a terrorist group and accusing it of promoting violent white supremacy. The U ...
Trump's Treasury pick clears critical hurdle. The Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday gave their stamp of approval to Scott Bessent, Trump's nominee to lead the Treasury Department.
Critical infrastructure has traditionally been viewed as under the scope of government due to its strategic importance, yet there is an observable trend towards its privatization, raising discussions about how the private sector can contribute to these essential services.