Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) - HBW 1, p. 622
French: Macreuse à lunettes
German: Brillenente
Spanish: Negrón Careto
Taxonomy: Anas perspicillata Linnaeus, 1758, Canada = Hudson Bay ex Edwards.
Monotypic.
Distribution: From W Alaska through C Canada to Labrador.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An adult male swimming, joined by another two individuals Locality Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Don DesJardin 28 February 2002 5 years ago 15 sec 4.8 -
Two males scuffeling, then swallowing a mussel, then diving Locality Baylands Nature Preserve, Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Greg R Homel 2005 5 years ago 56 sec 4.8 -
Three males swimming and diving, and a female swimming. Locality Shoreline Lake, Shoreline Park, Mountain View, Santa Clara County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Cagan H Sekercioglu 2002 10 years ago 30 sec 4.7 -
Several males and females, swimming and diving Locality Cambridge, Dorchester County, Maryland, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Robert Schaefer 25 November 2006 6 years ago 25 sec 4.5 -
Two pairs swimming. Locality Shoreline Lake, Shoreline Park, Mountain View, Santa Clara County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Cagan H Sekercioglu 2002 10 years ago 33 sec 4.4 -
A male aggressively chasing another male away, then joining a female Locality Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Don DesJardin 31 October 2007 5 years ago 25 sec 4.4
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first winter bird
Locality Ouessant (Ushant) island, Finistère, Bretagne, France
AurélienAudevard 24 October 2009 3 years ago 4.5 -
first winter bird
Locality Ouessant (Ushant) island, Finistère, Bretagne, France
AurélienAudevard 24 October 2009 3 years ago 4.4 -
Adult male in flight
Locality Barnegat Light, New Jersey, USA (United States)
Paul A Guris 26 February 2012 1 year ago 4.3 -
A male seen from the pier in White Rock.
Locality Boundary Bay, British Columbia, Canada (Monotypic species)
Ken Havard 14 February 2010 34 weeks ago 3.8 -
Part of a large raft of Scoters near the beach
Locality Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Ian Maton 12 March 2011 2 years ago 3.7 -
A lone male relaxes on a lake
Locality Arcata Marsh & Wildlife Sanctuary, Arcata, Humboldt County, California, USA (United States)
AndrewSmith 10 March 2011 2 years ago 3.6
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