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 Kenai Fjords National Park
Surf Scoter
Melanitta perspicillata
Black Scoter
Melanitta americana
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
Harlequin Duck
Histrionicus histrionicus
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator
Greater Scaup
Aythya marila
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
Barrow's Goldeneye
Bucephala islandica
Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalis
American Wigeon
Mareca americana
Brant
Branta bernicla
Common Teal
Anas crecca
📅 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 Kenai Fjords National Park?
About 11% of visitor-days record a American White-winged Scoter sighting in Kenai Fjords National Park, based on 81 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see American White-winged Scoter in Kenai Fjords National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for American White-winged Scoter in Kenai Fjords National Park in our monthly data.