Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae Status: Vagrant to Madeira

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

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