Surf Scoter
Melanitta perspicillata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusMelanitta (Scoters)
- SpeciesMelanitta perspicillata (Surf Scoter)
Closest Relatives at Kenai Fjords National Park
American White-winged Scoter
Melanitta deglandi
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 Surf Scoter in Kenai Fjords National Park?
About 21% of visitor-days record a Surf Scoter sighting in Kenai Fjords National Park, based on 153 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Surf Scoter in Kenai Fjords National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Surf Scoter in Kenai Fjords National Park in our monthly data.