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 male and two females swimming Locality Vienna, Vienna State, Austria (ssp fusca)
Helmut Schenkel Brunner 30 November 2007 3 years ago 16 sec 3.4 -
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 1 year ago 28 sec 3.3 -
female flying over harbor ice while passing other ducks Locality Indiana, USA (United States) (ssp deglandi)
Malcolm Mark Swan 22 February 2008 2 years ago 38 sec 3.3 -
A bird swimming, diving, and stretching its wings Locality Lake Wissota, Chippewa County, Wisconsin, USA (United States) (ssp deglandi)
Bruce Steger 29 October 2002 3 years ago 32 sec 3.1 -
a closer view Locality Gressholmen Island, Oslo Fjord, Oslo & Akershus, Norway (ssp fusca)
Eric Roualet 12 January 2008 1 year ago 10 sec 3 -
A group of ten birds swimming followed by Harlequin Ducks at the end. Locality Arman River Estuary, Magadan Oblast, Eastern Russia, Russia (ssp stejnegeri)
Josep del Hoyo 29 June 2009 1 year ago 38 sec 3
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A winter visitor to Polish coast.
Locality Poland (ssp fusca)
Paweł Wacławik 23 February 2007 2 years ago 4.3 -
A winter visitor to Polish coast.
Locality Poland (ssp fusca)
Paweł Wacławik 23 February 2007 2 years ago 4.2 -
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 41 weeks ago 4 -
On the sea
Locality Godbout, Quebec, Canada (ssp deglandi)
Guy Poisson 1 year ago 3.6 -
Adult male on Lake Ontario.
Locality LaSalle Park, Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Miriam Bauman 22 January 2012 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3.4 -
Close bird
Locality Godbout, Quebec, Canada (ssp deglandi)
Guy Poisson 20 June 2006 1 year ago 3.4
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