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Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata [Linnaeus, 1758]
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Order:
Anseriformes
Family:
Anatidae
BTO Codes:
FS , SURSC
EURING No:
2140
Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
Conservation Status:
UK:
Unlisted
European:
Not evaluated
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Scarce Visitor
Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
50 cm
Wingspan:
85 cm
Weight:
M: 1.1 kg F: 925
Scientific name from:
Gr.: melas =black + netta =a duck
and Mod. L.: perspicillatus =spectacled
World Distribution:
BREEDS: n North America, WINTERS: south to s US and inland on Great Lakes
Habitat:
Forested bogs & ponds, on migration rivers, lakes & coasts
Diet:
Mostly molluscs, also fish eggs on spring migration
Records and Distribution
First Record:
1846
Summary of Annual Totals
Distribution by County
Other Names
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
Italian:
Orco marino dagli occhiali
Norwegian:
Brilleand
Polish:
Uhla pstrodzioba
Portuguese:
Pato-careto
Spanish:
Negrón careto
Swedish:
Vitnackad svärta
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
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
See Also:
All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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