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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