Genus

Scoters

Melanitta

5 species in our catalog · found in 45 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Melanitta perspicillata

Melanitta deglandi

Melanitta nigra

Melanitta americana

Melanitta fusca

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

20–30

Jan

20–30

Feb

20–30

Mar

10–20

Apr

10–20

May

10–20

Jun

10–20

Jul

10–20

Aug

10–20

Sep

10–20

Oct

20–30

Nov

20–30

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Scoters

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	P(≥1)
1	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	3	50–60%
	Surf Scoter			40–50%
	American White-winged Scoter			20–30%
	Black Scoter			<5%
2	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	3	30–40%
	Surf Scoter			20–30%
	American White-winged Scoter			10–20%
	Black Scoter			<5%
3	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3	30–40%
	American White-winged Scoter			10–20%
	Surf Scoter			10–20%
	Black Scoter			10–20%
4	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	30–40%
	Surf Scoter			20–30%
	American White-winged Scoter			0–10%
	Black Scoter			0–10%
5	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	30–40%
	Black Scoter			10–20%
	Surf Scoter			10–20%
	American White-winged Scoter			0–10%
6	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	30–40%
	Surf Scoter			20–30%
	American White-winged Scoter			10–20%
	Black Scoter			<5%
7	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	20–30%
	Surf Scoter			20–30%
	American White-winged Scoter			<5%
	Black Scoter			<5%
8	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	20–30%
	Surf Scoter			10–20%
	American White-winged Scoter			0–10%
	Black Scoter			<5%
9	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	20–30%
	American White-winged Scoter			10–20%
	Surf Scoter			0–10%
	Black Scoter			0–10%
10	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	20–30%
	Surf Scoter			10–20%
	American White-winged Scoter			0–10%
11	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	20–30%
	American White-winged Scoter			10–20%
	Surf Scoter			0–10%
	Black Scoter			<5%
12	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	3	10–20%
	Common Scoter			10–20%
	Velvet Scoter			Insufficient data
	Black Scoter			Insufficient data
13	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	10–20%
	Surf Scoter			10–20%
14	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	10–20%
	American White-winged Scoter			0–10%
	Surf Scoter			0–10%
15	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	5	10–20%
	Common Scoter			10–20%
	Velvet Scoter			<5%
	American White-winged Scoter			<5%
	Surf Scoter			Insufficient data
	Black Scoter			Insufficient data
16	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3	10–20%
	Surf Scoter			0–10%
	American White-winged Scoter			<5%
	Black Scoter			<5%
17	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3	0–10%
	Black Scoter			<5%
	American White-winged Scoter			<5%
	Surf Scoter			<5%
18	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2	0–10%
	Velvet Scoter			Insufficient data
	Common Scoter			<5%
19	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	0–10%
	Surf Scoter			Insufficient data
20	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	<5%
	Surf Scoter			<5%
	American White-winged Scoter			<5%
21	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2	<5%
	Common Scoter			<5%
	Velvet Scoter			Insufficient data
22	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	<5%
	Surf Scoter			Insufficient data
	American White-winged Scoter			Insufficient data
23	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1	<5%
	Velvet Scoter			Insufficient data
24	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	American White-winged Scoter			Insufficient data
25	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	<5%
	American White-winged Scoter			Insufficient data
	Surf Scoter			<5%
	Black Scoter			Insufficient data
26	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Surf Scoter			Insufficient data
27	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	<5%
	Surf Scoter			<5%
	American White-winged Scoter			Insufficient data
28	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	<5%
	American White-winged Scoter			Insufficient data
	Surf Scoter			Insufficient data
29	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Surf Scoter			Insufficient data
30	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Surf Scoter			<5%
31	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	<5%
	Surf Scoter			<5%
	American White-winged Scoter			<5%
32	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	2	<5%
	Velvet Scoter			Insufficient data
	Common Scoter			Insufficient data
33	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Black Scoter			Insufficient data
	American White-winged Scoter			Insufficient data
34	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1	<5%
	Velvet Scoter			<5%
35	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	<5%
	Surf Scoter			<5%
	American White-winged Scoter			<5%
	Black Scoter			Insufficient data
36	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Black Scoter			<5%
	Surf Scoter			Insufficient data
37	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Surf Scoter			<5%
38	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1	<5%
	Common Scoter			Insufficient data
39	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	1	<5%
	Common Scoter			Insufficient data
40	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Black Scoter			Insufficient data
	Surf Scoter			Insufficient data
41	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	<5%
	Velvet Scoter			Insufficient data
42	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2	<5%
	Velvet Scoter			Insufficient data
	Common Scoter			Insufficient data
43	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Surf Scoter			Insufficient data
44	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Surf Scoter			Insufficient data
45	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	American White-winged Scoter			Insufficient data

Scoters

Species in this group

Surf Scoter

American White-winged Scoter

Common Scoter

Black Scoter

Velvet Scoter

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Scoters

Parks Ranked