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What is a xantus?

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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

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A Hummingbird, endemic to Baja, California

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an xantus is a type of humming bird

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Picture of a Xantus?

Xantus is a hummingbird. try to google it!


What does a xantus eat?

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Picture of a Xantus?

Xantus is a hummingbird. try to google it!


What is the plural for xantus?

Thesuarus.com says that another word for xantus is pants.


Green things that start with x?

Xantus Hummingbird


What is a baby xantus called?

A baby xantus is called a chick. There are two kinds of xantus birds. There are humming birds and murrelets, or sea birds.


When was John Xantus de Vesey born?

John Xantus de Vesey was born in 1825.


When did John Xantus de Vesey die?

John Xantus de Vesey died in 1894.


When was Barbara Xantus born?

Barbara Xantus was born on September 14, 1967, in Budapest, Hungary.


How do you say xantus?

Zan tus


How do you pronounce xantus?

It is pronounce kan-tuhs and is spelled cantus.


What is Josh Xantus the singer's real name?

joshua justin extantus


What is the name of a bird starting with x?

Xenops is a bird. Xantus is a hummingbird.


Birds name starts with x?

Xantus' Hummingbird and a Xenops is a bird genus