Velvet Scoter
Melanitta fusca
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusMelanitta (Scoters)
- SpeciesMelanitta fusca (Velvet Scoter)
Closest Relatives at Triglav National Park
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Mandarin Duck
Aix galericulata
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
Mute Swan
Cygnus olor
Common Pochard
Aythya ferina
Garganey
Spatula querquedula
Common Teal
Anas crecca
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligula
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelope
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Velvet Scoter at Triglav National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
🕐 When They’re Spotted
Daily activity pattern needs at least 5 timestamped observations in GBIF. Not enough data yet for this species globally.
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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 5 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 6 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 7 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 8 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 9 | Vatnajokull National Park | 🇮🇸 Iceland |