Surf scoter / Brillenente (Melanitta perspicillata)
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Classification: Genus Melanitta; Subfamily Dabbling ducks plus extinct (Anatinae); Family Waterfowl (Anatidae)
General:
The surf scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) is a large sea duck native to North America.[2] Adult males are almost entirely black with characteristic white patches on the forehead and the nape and adult females are slightly smaller and browner.[3] Surf scoters breed in Northern Canada and Alaska and winter along the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of North America.[2] Those diving ducks mainly feed on benthic invertebrates, mussels representing an important part of their diet.[3]
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