Isla Todos Santos

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Isla Todos Santos

Isla Todos Santos is a pair of islands about 19.3km (12mi) off Ensenada, Baja California, at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. best known for surfing. Access is only by boat, which can be rented in Ensenada, or La Bufadora.[1] The waves off the smallest island are among the biggest in North America. There are no facilities on the islands except for two lighthouses.[2]

Fauna

The islands are (or were) home to Aimophila ruficeps sanctorum, an endemic subspecies of the Rufous-crowned sparrow, which is probably extinct.[3] It was previously home to Anthony's woodrat, which is now extinct.[4] It is home to a critically endangered subspecies, the Todos Santos Island Kingsnake, of the California mountain kingsnake.[5] The type species of the fish genus Bajacalifornia, Bajacalifornia burragei, was discovered during the USS Albatross deep sea expedition off the coast of Todos Santos Bay in 1911.[citation needed]

References

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  • Szabo, Khwaja, Garnett, Butchart (2012). Global Patterns and Drivers of Avian Extinctions at the Species and Subspecies Level. PLoS One

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