Surf Scoter
Melanitta perspicillata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusMelanitta (Scoters)
- SpeciesMelanitta perspicillata (Surf Scoter)
Closest Relatives at Olympic National Park
American White-winged Scoter
Melanitta deglandi
Black Scoter
Melanitta americana
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
Harlequin Duck
Histrionicus histrionicus
American Wigeon
Mareca americana
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator
Common Teal
Anas crecca
Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
📅 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 Olympic National Park?
About 17% of visitor-days record a Surf Scoter sighting in Olympic National Park, based on 6666 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Surf Scoter in Olympic National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Surf Scoter in Olympic National Park in our monthly data.