surf scoter
surf scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) [female]
Illinois Status: common, native
Photo © Rob Curtis, The Early Birder
surf scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) [male]
Illinois Status: common, native
Photo © Rob Curtis, The Early Birder
Features and Behaviors
Coming soon.
Illinois Range
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae