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Common name: Surf Scoter
Scientific name:
Melanitta perspicillata
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Class:
Aves
(Birds)
Order:
Anseriformes
(Waterfowl)
Family:
Anatidae
Synonyms:
Other common names:
Habitat type(s):
Habitat description(s)
Estuarine:
Bay/sound
Lacustrine:
Deep water, Shallow water
Marine:
Near shore
Palustrine:
HERBACEOUS WETLAND, Bog/fen, Riparian
Riverine:
Low gradient
Terrestrial:
Tundra, Woodland - Conifer
Ecological systems and subsytems (
about
):
Conservation:
Global conservation status rank:
G5
Secure globally - Common in the world; widespread and abundant (but may be rare in some parts of its range).
State conservation status rank:
SNRN
Not Ranked - State conservation status not yet assessed (a migratory animal which does not breed in New York).
Federal protection:
Not Listed
State protection:
Protected Bird - Game with open season
Defined as a Protected Bird by New York State law and as a Game species; there are open seasons set when the species may be legally hunted or trapped.
SGCN:
NYNHP track status:
N: Do not track
More information:
Conservation guide:
None
NatureServe explorer link:
https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.100806/Melanitta_perspicillata/