Tag: Melanitta deglandi

White-winged Scoter (Melanitta deglandi)

[order] ANSERIFORMES | [family] Anatidae | [latin] Melanitta deglandi | [authority] Linnaeus, 1758 | [UK] White-winged Scoter | [FR] Macreuse a ailes blanches | [DE] Amerikanische Samtente | [ES] Negron Especulado | [NL] Witvleugel Zee-eend | [copyright picture] Gary Kramer Subspecies Monotypic species Genus The scoters are stocky seaducks in the genus Melanitta. The drakes […]