Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata [Linnaeus, 1758] |
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Order:
Anseriformes
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Family: Anatidae |
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BTO Codes:
FS, SURSC
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EURING No: 2140 | |
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Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
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Status in UK:
(A) Scarce Visitor
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Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
50 cm
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Wingspan: 85 cm |
Weight:
M: 1.1 kg F: 925
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Scientific name from:
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Gr.: melas=black + netta=a duck and Mod. L.: perspicillatus=spectacled |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: n North America, WINTERS: south to s US and inland on Great Lakes |
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Habitat:
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Forested bogs & ponds, on migration rivers, lakes & coasts |
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Diet:
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Mostly molluscs, also fish eggs on spring migration |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
Firth of Forth, 1830s
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Other Names |
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| Gaelic: | Welsh: Môr-hwyaden Yr Ewyn |
| Danish: Brilleand | Dutch: Brilzeeëend |
| Finnish: Pilkkaniska | French: Macreuse ŕ lunettes |
| German: Brillenente | Hungarian: Pápaszemes réce |
| Icelandic: Krákönd |
Irish:
Scótar Toinne
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| Italian: Orco marino dagli occhiali | Norwegian: Brilleand |
| Polish: Uhla pstrodzioba | Portuguese: Pato-careto |
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Spanish:
Negrón careto
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Swedish: Vitnackad svärta |
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For More Information... |
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Books and Monographs:
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| Kear, J 2005 Ducks, geese and swans Oxford University Press [598.48 KEA] | |
| Collinson, M. et al. 2006 Species limits within the genus Melanitta, the scoters British Birds 99:183-201 | |
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Find scientific papers on  Google Scholar
or  Scirus by clicking the icon
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Wikipedia entry
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BirdLife species page
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Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides
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All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
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Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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