Melanitta perspicillata Linnaeus 1758 (surf scoter)

Aves - Anseriformes - Anatidae

Alternative combinations: Anas perspicillata, Melanitta (Pelionetta) perspicillata, Oidemia perspicillata

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Belongs to Melanitta according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also Broughton 2004, Guthrie 1992, Hay 1930, Howard 1963, Miller and DeMay 1942, Olson and Rasmussen 2001, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956

Sister taxa: Melanitta (Pelionetta), Melanitta ceruttii, Melanitta fusca, Melanitta nigra

Type specimen: 1

Ecology: volant herbivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (13: California, Oregon collections)

• Pliocene of United States (1: North Carolina)

Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence

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