Unggas air (Waterfowl)
Surf Scoter
Melanitta perspicillata
- tidak umum
- 40 km/h
- Risiko rendah
Bold white head patches, a candy-corn bill, and a love of breaking waves. Your message arrives in the surf line.
- Populasi
- The global population is roughly 250,000–1,300,000 individuals, based on an older, poor-quality estimate from c.2006–2009; the trend is suspected to be decreasing.
- Habitat
- Breeds on freshwater lakes in boreal forest/tundra-transition zones of the far north; winters and molts in coastal marine waters (bays, inlets, estuaries), typically near shore.
- Fakta menarik
- Male Surf Scoters are nicknamed "old skunkhead" for their bold black-and-white head patches and multicolored orange-and-white bill; females are unique among scoters in having a whitish nape patch.
- Sebaran
- North America only: breeds inland from western Alaska through central/northern Canada to Labrador; winters along the Pacific coast (Aleutians to Baja California) and the Atlantic coast (to South Carolina), with small numbers reaching western Europe.
- Makanan
- Aquatic invertebrates obtained by diving — mainly mussels, other bivalves, crustaceans, and gastropods; also herring spawn; ducklings eat freshwater invertebrates.
- Ukuran
- 0,46 m
- Bentang sayap
- 0,76 m
- Masa hidup
- 10 tahun
