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White-winged Scoter

Melanitta deglandi

Least Concern
Envergadura
54,0 cm
Peso
1647,1666666666667 g
Família
Anatidae
Ordem
Anseriformes

Sobre

O pato-fusco-de-asa-branca americano é um grande pato marinho do norte da América do Norte e Sibéria oriental. Distingue-se da espécie relacionada pelo bico com ponta laranja-amarela e tubérculo. Os machos são principalmente pretos com mancha branca abaixo do olho e remendos brancos nas asas visíveis em voo. Cria em zonas húmidas florestais boreais e hiberna em costas marinhas. Foi recentemente separado do pato-fusco-da-sibéria como espécie plena.

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
Envergadura 54,0 cm 21.3 in
Peso 1647,1666666666667 g 58.10 oz

Identificação

Plumagem

Male is black with conspicuous white secondaries and a white comma-shaped mark below eye; orange-yellow bill with black basal knob. Female dark brownish-black with two pale facial patches and white wing patch.

Habitat & Range

Distribuição geográfica

Breeds in boreal forest and tundra of interior North America. Winters along Pacific and Atlantic coasts south to California and the Gulf states.

Diet & Feeding

Dives for molluscs, crustaceans, and small fish in coastal and inland waters. Favours mussels and clams; forages in flocks.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern
IUCN Red List

Comportamento e reprodução

Nidificação

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 25-31 days. Fledging: 50-55 days.

Tamanho da postura

6-16

Som

Canto

Male produces a soft, whistled note; female gives a harsh, grating call. Similar to Velvet Scoter; the female's rasping call carries across North Pacific bays and coastal inlets.

Taxonomia

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Ordem Anseriformes (Waterfowl)
Família Anatidae (Ducks, Geese & Swans)
Genus Melanitta
Espécies Melanitta deglandi

Distribution

White-winged Scoter has been recorded in 4 countries.

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Perguntas frequentes

What does the White-winged Scoter eat?
Dives for molluscs, crustaceans, and small fish in coastal and inland waters. Favours mussels and clams; forages in flocks.
Where does the White-winged Scoter live?
Breeds in boreal forest and tundra of interior North America. Winters along Pacific and Atlantic coasts south to California and the Gulf states.
Is the White-winged Scoter endangered?
The White-winged Scoter has a conservation status of Least Concern.
How does the White-winged Scoter nest?
Nest type: SC. Incubation: 25-31 days. Fledging: 50-55 days.
What does the White-winged Scoter sound like?
Male produces a soft, whistled note; female gives a harsh, grating call. Similar to Velvet Scoter; the female's rasping call carries across North Pacific bays and coastal inlets.
How big is the White-winged Scoter?
The White-winged Scoter has a wingspan of 54.0 cm, weight of 1647.1666666666667 g.
What order and family does the White-winged Scoter belong to?
The White-winged Scoter (Melanitta deglandi) belongs to the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae.

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