Species profile

Surf Scoter

Melanitta perspicillata · (Linnaeus, 1758)

· Updated 3 February 2022

Melanitta perspicillata Biometrics

Wingspan: 78 - 92 cm (Beaman & Madge, 2011)
Total length: 45 - 56 cm (Beaman & Madge, 2011)

Status

Madeira local status by Correia-Fagundes et al, 2021: Only 1 record
Madeira local status by Romano et al, 2010: Only 1 record
Madeira local status by Zino et al, 1995: Only 1 record
Conservation status by the IUCN Red List Categories, 2013: Least Concern ver 3.1