Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae) - HBW 1
White-winged Scoter (Melanitta fusca)
French: Macreuse brune
German: Samtente
Spanish: Negrón Especulado
Other common names: Velvet Scoter; American/Degland's White winged Scoter (deglandi)
Taxonomy: Anas fusca Linnaeus, 1758, Oceano Europaeo.
Races deglandi and stejnegeri have been separated by some in a full species, American White winged Scoter (M. deglandi). Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- fusca (Linnaeus, 1758) - Scandinavia E to R Yenisey, C Siberia.
- stejnegeri (Ridgway, 1887) - Siberia, from Yenisey basin E to Kamchatka, S to Mongolia.
- deglandi (Bonaparte, 1850) - Alaska and Canada, E to Hudson Bay.
- Least Concern
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A male and two females swimming Vienna, Vienna State, Austria (ssp fusca)
Helmut Schenkel Br... 30 November 2007 2 years ago 16 sec 3.4 -
female flying over harbor ice while passing other ducks Indiana, USA (ssp deglandi)
Malcolm Mark Swan 22 February 2008 1 year ago 38 sec 3.3 -
A bird swimming, diving, and stretching its wings Lake Wissota, Chippewa County, Wisconsin, USA (ssp deglandi)
Bruce Steger 29 October 2002 2 years ago 32 sec 3.1
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A winter visitor to Polish coast. Poland
Paweł Wacławik 23 February 2007 14 weeks ago 4.3 -
A winter visitor to Polish coast. Poland
Paweł Wacławik 23 February 2007 14 weeks ago 4 -
two males swimming Scotland, UK (ssp fusca)
Arthur Grosset 25 November 2002 15 weeks ago 3.5 -
in flight Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (ssp deglandi)
Arthur Grosset 26 May 2009 15 weeks ago 3
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