Velvet Duck

Plate 247
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White-winged Scoter
Melanitta deglandi
LCIUCN Status
Guide
The largest scoter. Flocks usually fly low over the sea in long, wavering lines, but in migration they may fly much higher, and a flock may suddenly drop hundreds of feet with a loud rushing noise. On the water, generally silent.
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