Surf Scoter
Melanitta perspicillata
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El negrón careto es un pato marino de América del Norte en el que el macho es enteramente negro excepto por un parche blanco en la nuca y manchas blancas a ambos lados del pico multicolor. Cría en lagos interiores y estanques de bosques boreales y tundra, e inverna en costas marinas. Su hábitat marino es el océano Atlántico y el Pacífico.
Physical Description
| Measurement | Value | Imperial |
|---|---|---|
| Envergadura | 45,3 cm | 17.8 in |
| Peso | 1019,75 g | 35.97 oz |
Identificación
Plumaje
Male is entirely glossy black except for white patches on forehead and nape; bill tricolored orange, red, and white with black spot. Female sooty-brown with two white facial patches.
Habitat & Range
Distribución geográfica
Breeds in boreal forests and tundra of northern North America. Winters along Pacific and Atlantic coasts south to Baja California and the Carolinas.
Diet & Feeding
Dives for molluscs, crustaceans, and herring spawn in coastal waters. Uses its distinctive swollen bill to pry shellfish from rocks.
Estado de conservación
Comportamiento y reproducción
Nidificación
Nest type: CP.
Tamaño de la puesta
5-9
Sonido
Canto
Male produces a low, gurgling burble; female gives a crow-like, guttural cawing. The female's rasping, crow-like call is startling; males make soft, liquid gurgling notes during courtship.
Taxonomía
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Orden | Anseriformes (Aves Acuáticas) |
| Familia | Anatidae (Patos, Gansos y Cisnes) |
| Genus | Melanitta |
| Especies | Melanitta perspicillata |
Distribution
Surf Scoter has been recorded in 6 countries.
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Similar Birds
Other species in the Anatidae family