species 11,649 observations

White-winged Scoter

Melanitta deglandi

Field notes

The white-winged scoter (Melanitta deglandi) is a large sea duck. The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek melas "black" and netta "duck". The species name commemorates French ornithologist Côme-Damien Degland.

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided