Species profile

White-winged Scoter

Melanitta deglandi

Quick answer

Breeding regions are NA. Breeding subregions are subarctic w Alaska to e shore of James Bay (ec Canada). Non breeding regions are Aleutian Is. to c California (e North Pacific coast); Gulf of St. Lawrence to New Jersey (w North Atlantic).

Scientific name
Melanitta deglandi
Family
Anatidae
Order
Anseriformes
Genus
Melanitta
Conservation status
Least Concern

Recording White-winged Scoter in your journal

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