Scientific Name
Melanitta fusca
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Melanitta fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
Yellowstone National Park (YELL)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
White-winged Scoter
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Anseriformes |
| Family | Anatidae |
| Genus | Melanitta |
| Species | Melanitta fusca |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Unknown
Seasonality Tags
-
Vagrant
Winters on coasts, breeds in northern Canada, rare in the interior US; Wyoming does not fall on its major migration routes (Sibley 2003), suggesting a classification of vagrant rather than migratory.; Data Source: Doug Keinath-Lead Zoologist-Wyoming Natural Diversity Database
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
BCI
Created Date
3/22/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
kcrockatt@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
5/19/2016 11:42:19 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: T. McEneaney
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Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve (YUCH)
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Olympic National Park (OLYM)
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore (APIS)
Assateague Island National Seashore (ASIS)
Bering Land Bridge National Preserve (BELA)
Cabrillo National Monument (CABR)
Cape Cod National Seashore (CACO)
Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CAHA)
Cape Krusenstern National Monument (CAKR)
Cape Lookout National Seashore (CALO)
Canaveral National Seashore (CANA)
Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CUVA)
Death Valley National Park (DEVA)
Channel Islands National Park (CHIS)
Dinosaur National Monument (DINO)
Gateway National Recreation Area (GATE)
Curecanti National Recreation Area (CURE)
Gulf Islands National Seashore (GUIS)
Denali National Park and Preserve (DENA)
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park (HOCU)
Cumberland Island National Seashore (CUIS)
Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GOGA)
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (DEWA)
Grand Canyon National Park (GRCA)
Glacier National Park (GLAC)
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (GLBA)
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (GLCA)
Indiana Dunes National Park (INDU)
Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve (EBLA)
Fire Island National Seashore (FIIS)
Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve (GAAR)
Redwood National Park (REDW)
Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve (YUCH)
Wrangell - St Elias National Park and Preserve (WRST)
Lake Clark National Park and Preserve (LACL)
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas (MISS)
Sitka National Historical Park (SITK)
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (SLBE)
Voyageurs National Park (VOYA)
Lake Mead National Recreation Area (LAKE)
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park (KLGO)
Lava Beds National Monument (LABE)
North Cascades National Park (NOCA)
Presidio of San Francisco (PRSF)
Zion National Park (ZION)
Kobuk Valley National Park (KOVA)
Joshua Tree National Park (JOTR)
Pipestone National Monument (PIPE)
Noatak National Preserve (NOAT)
Isle Royale National Park (ISRO)
Point Reyes National Seashore (PORE)
Katmai National Park and Preserve (KATM)
Padre Island National Seashore (PAIS)
Niobrara National Scenic River (NIOB)
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve (JELA)
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve (TIMU)
San Juan Island National Historical Park (SAJH)
Olympic National Park (OLYM)
