Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
White-winged Scoter (Melanitta fusca) - HBW 1, p. 623
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 Enlarge map
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A adult female bird killing a crayfish and swallows it. Locality Utrecht Province, Netherlands (ssp fusca )
Yoel Jimenez 8 March 2013 4 days ago ADDED LAST WEEK 1 min 6 sec 4.6 -
Females swimming Locality Central Park Zoo, Central Park, New York City, New York, USA (United States) (ssp deglandi)
Joe Angseesing 16 September 2011 46 weeks ago 39 sec 4.2 -
Several birds swimming among Harlequin Ducks, then one of the Scoters flying away. Locality Arman River Estuary, Magadan Oblast, Eastern Russia, Russia (ssp stejnegeri)
Josep del Hoyo 29 June 2009 2 years ago 28 sec 3.8 -
female flying over harbor ice while passing other ducks Locality Indiana, USA (United States) (ssp deglandi)
Malcolm Mark Swan 22 February 2008 4 years ago 38 sec 3.4 -
A bird swimming, diving, and stretching its wings Locality Lake Wissota, Chippewa County, Wisconsin, USA (United States) (ssp deglandi)
Bruce Steger 29 October 2002 5 years ago 32 sec 3.1 -
Males swimming Locality Central Park Zoo, Central Park, New York City, New York, USA (United States) (ssp deglandi)
Joe Angseesing 16 September 2011 46 weeks ago 40 sec 3
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A winter visitor to Polish coast.
Locality Poland (ssp fusca)
Paweł Wacławik 23 February 2007 3 years ago 4.4 -
A winter visitor to Polish coast.
Locality Poland (ssp fusca)
Paweł Wacławik 23 February 2007 3 years ago 4.2 -
A male on a freshwater lake
Locality Arcata Marsh & Wildlife Sanctuary, Arcata, Humboldt County, California, USA (United States)
AndrewSmith 30 March 2011 1 year ago 4 -
Goofy looking, yet beautiful sea duck, with red-orange-yellow bill and white streaks under its eyes, idling on a lake.
Locality Arcata Marsh & Wildlife Sanctuary, Arcata, Humboldt County, California, USA (United States) (ssp deglandi)
AndrewSmith 21 March 2011 2 years ago 4 -
On the sea
Locality Godbout, Quebec, Canada (ssp deglandi)
Guy Poisson 2 years ago 3.6 -
Adult male on Lake Ontario.
Locality LaSalle Park, Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Miriam Bauman 22 January 2012 1 year ago 3.4
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