White-winged Scoter

Overview

White-winged Scoter (Melanitta deglandi) is a species of Ducks, Geese, Swans (Anatidae) in the order Waterfowl (Ducks, Geese and Swans).

Scientific Classification

Genus: Melanitta; binomial: Melanitta deglandi; authority: (Bonaparte, 1850).

Distribution

Breeding range: the Nearctic. Non-breeding range: Aleutian Is. to c California (e North Pacific coast); Gulf of St. Lawrence to New Jersey (w North Atlantic).

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

Melanitta deglandi is split from M. fusca (Livezey 1995; BOU-Sangster et al. 2005).