Surf Scoter
Melanitta perspicillata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusMelanitta (Scoters)
- SpeciesMelanitta perspicillata (Surf Scoter)
Closest Relatives at Point Pelee National Park
American White-winged Scoter
Melanitta deglandi
Black Scoter
Melanitta americana
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Wood Duck
Aix sponsa
Mute Swan
Cygnus olor
Greater Scaup
Aythya marila
Trumpeter Swan
Cygnus buccinator
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
📅 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 Point Pelee National Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Surf Scoter sighting in Point Pelee National Park, based on 744 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Surf Scoter in Point Pelee National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Surf Scoter in Point Pelee National Park in our monthly data.