American White-winged Scoter
Melanitta deglandi
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusMelanitta (Scoters)
- SpeciesMelanitta deglandi (American White-winged Scoter)
Closest Relatives at Channel Islands National Park
Surf Scoter
Melanitta perspicillata
Black Scoter
Melanitta americana
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
Anas cyanoptera
Spatula cyanoptera
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator
American Wigeon
Mareca americana
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a American White-winged Scoter in Channel Islands National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a American White-winged Scoter sighting in Channel Islands National Park, based on 126 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see American White-winged Scoter in Channel Islands National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for American White-winged Scoter in Channel Islands National Park in our monthly data.