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White-winged Scoter

Melanitta deglandi

The White-winged Scoter is a unique duck with striking white wing patches. They love to dive underwater to find tasty food like clams and snails. These birds are often seen in coastal areas during winter.

Hábitat: Coastal areas

Aspecto

The White-winged Scoter is a large, bulky sea duck, predominantly black with a distinct white patch on its secondary wing feathers, visible in flight and at rest. Males have a bulbous orange-yellow bill with a black knob at the base, while females have a dusky bill and plainer head.

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White-winged Scoter

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Their fluffy, dark ducklings are almost black, perfectly camouflaged in their marshy nests!

They can stay underwater for over a minute, using wings to 'fly' for food!

Unlike many ducks, they nest in freshwater but prefer saltwater oceans for winter!

White-winged Scoters migrate over 3,000 miles from the Arctic to southern coasts!

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Deep Diver

White-winged Scoters can dive over 60 feet deep because of their dense bones and powerful legs that help them reach food.

Habilidad

Underwater Vision

They have excellent underwater eyesight that helps them spot clams and mussels in murky seafloor environments.

Habilidad

Shell Crusher

The White-winged Scoter has a strong, broad bill that helps them crush hard-shelled mollusks and crustaceans.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud
48-58 cm
Envergadura
80-99 cm
Peso
0.85-1.8 kg
Esperanza de vida
10-15 años
Top Speed
80 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta
5-10
Incubación
27-31 días
Distancia de migración
4000 km

Dieta y alimentación

These diving ducks mostly feast on tasty shellfish and crustaceans found at the bottom of the water!

Diferencias por edad: Ducklings eat more insect larvae; adults primarily consume marine invertebrates.

Alimentos principales

  • Mussels
  • Clams
  • Snails
  • Crustaceans
  • Small fish

Método de búsqueda

  • Pursuit

Conexiones ecológicas

eaten by

Blue Mussel

Mytilus edulis

Primary food source found on the ocean floor.

eaten by

Baltic Clam

Macoma balthica

Key food source for scoters, found in shallow waters.

eats

Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Adult eagles may prey on weak or young scoters.

eats

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

Known to raid nests, eating eggs and young ducklings.

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Always watch birds from a distance and don't try to touch them.

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el longitud de White-winged Scoter?

48-58 cm

¿Cuál es el envergadura de White-winged Scoter?

80-99 cm

¿Cuál es el peso de White-winged Scoter?

0.85-1.8 kg

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de White-winged Scoter?

10-15 años

¿Cuál es el top Speed de White-winged Scoter?

80 km/h

¿Qué come White-winged Scoter?

These diving ducks mostly feast on tasty shellfish and crustaceans found at the bottom of the water!

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente White-winged Scoter?

Coastal areas

¿Cómo caza White-winged Scoter?

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