Bird Conservation Region 63
Isla
Guadalupe
Isla Guadalupe is
part of a volcanic archipelago located off the coast of Baja California.
Its geomorphology is marked by steep slopes linked with a mountainous
topography, with elevations up to 1,400 meters. Vegetation is xerophytic
scrubland (matorral) and forests of an endemic cypress associated with
pine and oak. Endemic birds include the Guadalupe Junco, Guadalupe Storm-Petrel,
and subspecies of American Kestrel and Rock Wren. Other important species
include Laysan Albatross (which breeds here), Red-billed Tropicbird, Heermann’s
Gull, Cassin’s Auklet, and Burrowing Owl. Extinct forms are the endemic
subspecies of Crested
Caracara, Bewick’s Wren, Spotted Towhee, and probably Guadalupe Storm-Petrel.
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