Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca [Linnaeus, 1758 ]
Also: White-winged Scoter / Astracannet
Status in UK:
( A ) Passage/Winter Visitor
Order:
Anseriformes
Family:
Anatidae
BTO Codes:
VS , VELSC
EURING No:
2150
Number in Britain:
3000 birds (Winter)
Conservation Status:
UK:
AMBER
European:
3 Concern, most not in Europe; Declining
Global:
Least Concern
Length:
54 cm
Wingspan:
94 cm
Weight:
M: 1.8 kg F: 1.4 kg
World Distribution:
BREEDS: n Eurasia & n North America, WINTERS: south to Mediterranean, Black Seas & s US
Habitat:
Tundra ponds, lakes, on migration lakes & seacoasts
Diet:
Mostly molluscs
TitBit:
Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
No population trend available
Distribution:
British Population Size:
Summer:
Unavailable
Winter:
3000 birds
On Passage:
Unavailable
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
No habitat data from BBS
European Population Size:
Summer:
25 to 30 thousand pairs
Birds in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WCA(I), WBD(II*), Bern(III), Bonn(II), AEWA
Survey Results:
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
72 x 48 mm
Egg Weight:
92.0 g (of which 8 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records:
0
Clutch Size:
8 - 9 eggs
Incubation:
27 - 28 days
by the:
Female
Fledgling:
50 - 55 days
as:
Precocial, downy
First Clutches Laid:
Does not breed in Britain, or too few Nest Records
Number of Broods:
1
Number Ringed:
0
Adult Survival:
No data
Juvenile Survival:
No data
Age at First Breeding:
years
Typical Lifespan:
No data
Biometrics
Ring Size:
Check with Ringing Unit
Wing Length
Adult:
Insufficient Data.
Juvenile:
Insufficient Data.
Male:
Insufficient Data
Female:
Insufficient Data
Weight
Adult:
Insufficient Data.
Juvenile:
Insufficient Data.
Male:
Insufficient Data
Female:
Insufficient Data
Other Languages
Gaelic:
Lach-dubh
Welsh:
Môr-hwyaden y Gogledd
Danish:
Fløjlsand
Dutch:
Grote zeeëend
Finnish:
Pilkkasiipi
French:
Macreuse brune
German:
Samtente
Hungarian:
Füstös réce
Icelandic:
Korpönd
Irish:
Sceadach
Italian:
Orco marino
Norwegian:
Sjøorre
Polish:
Uhla
Portuguese:
Pato-fusco
Spanish:
Negrón especulado
Swedish:
Svärta
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Kear, J 2005 Ducks, geese and swans Oxford University Press
See Also:
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