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Surf Scoter

Melanitta perspicillata
(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
Negrón Costero

Family: Anatidae
Order: Anseriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Anas perspicillata.





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Number of Photography: 5

Foto
Photography ID: 248813
  Adult

San Mateo
California
United States
02/04/2018
Rutger Koperdraad
Foto
Photography ID: 186646
  Adult

San Mateo
California
United States
01/21/2017
Rutger Koperdraad
Foto
Photography ID: 186645
  Adult

San Mateo
California
United States
01/21/2017
Rutger Koperdraad
Foto
Photography ID: 45726
  Adult

West dennis
Massachusetts
United States
02/22/2014
Pablo Eguia


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Number of Records: 6



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
70186004/02/2018United StatesCaliforniaAnza lagoon, San MateoRutger Koperdraad
53249921/01/2017United StatesCaliforniaAnza lagoon, San MateoRutger Koperdraad
52079521/12/2016United StatesCaliforniaUpper Newport Bay, Orange Couty9Virginia Bonifacio
43040015/01/2016United StatesCaliforniaPlaya del Rey BeachMarcos Augusto Lartigau
40388312/01/2016United StatesCaliforniaBallona wetlandMarcos Augusto Lartigau
12923522/02/2014United StatesMassachusettsWest dennisPablo Eguia
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 11/03/2026.