Surf Scoter
Melanitta perspicillata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusMelanitta (Scoters)
- SpeciesMelanitta perspicillata (Surf Scoter)
Closest Relatives at Denali National Park
American White-winged Scoter
Melanitta deglandi
Black Scoter
Melanitta americana
Harlequin Duck
Histrionicus histrionicus
American Wigeon
Mareca americana
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Common Teal
Anas crecca
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
Barrow's Goldeneye
Bucephala islandica
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Trumpeter Swan
Cygnus buccinator
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
📅 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 Surf Scoter in Denali National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Surf Scoter sighting in Denali National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Surf Scoter in Denali National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Surf Scoter in Denali National Park in our monthly data.