Common Names
Common Names in English:
White-Winged Scoter
Description
Physical Description
Species Melanitta fusca deglandi
The male is black, the female brown.
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 1,501 meters (0 to 4,925 feet).[1]
Biology
Behavior
Most commonly found in flocks of several species of scoters.
Taxonomy
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
)
- animals
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Chordates
- Class:
Aves
()
- Birds
- Order:
Anseriformes
()
- Ducks, Geese
- Order:
Anseriformes
(
- Class:
Aves
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: June 24, 1996.
Similar Species
Members of the genus Melanitta
There are approximately 14 species in this genus:
M. americana (Black Scoter) · M. deglandi · M. deglandi deglandi · M. deglandi dixoni · M. fusca (White-Winged Scoter) · M. fusca deglandi (White-Winged Scoter) · M. fusca dixoni (White-Winged Scoter) · M. fusca fusca (White-Winged Scoter) · M. fusca ssp · M. fusca stejnegeri (White-Winged Scoter) · M. nigra (Common Or American Scoter) · M. nigra americana (Black Scoter) · M. nigra nigra (Common Or American Scoter) · M. perspicillata (Blossum-Billed Coot)
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Further Reading
- Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Washington: Smithsonian Institution, -1965. ENG url p. 146.
- Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). London: BM(NH) url p. 358.
- Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Cambridge, Mass.: The Museum, ENG url p. 122.
- Catalogue of birds of the Americas and the adjacent islands in Field Museum of Natural History. Charles E. Hellmayr, Boardman Conover. Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History, 1948. ENG url p. 394.
- Memoirs of the San Diego Society of Natural History. San Diego, Calif.: The Society, 1931- ENG url p. 248.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 3, 2006.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 17, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 7 providers.
- Peterson, Alan P. Zoological Nomenclature Resource. Accessed June 19, 2009.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 23494
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-175169 ITS-175165
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14086133
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 175167
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 406303
Footnotes
- Mean = 139.210 meters (456.726 feet), Standard Deviation = 154.130 based on 156 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
