Scripps's murrelet chick, Santa Barbara Island
Summary
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.
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- Photo (U.S. National Park Service)
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- Scripps's murrelet - Wikipedia
- File:Scripps's murrelet chick, Santa Barbara Island.jpg - Wikipedia
- File:V21C1 Xantus murrelet chick ... - Wikimedia Commons
- Scripps's murrelet - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on Animalia.bio
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Date
17/08/2006
Source
National Parks Gallery
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Public Domain