Melanitta (Scoters) — Wallace's Line

Species in this group

LC

Melanitta perspicillata

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC

Melanitta deglandi

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

NT

Melanitta americana

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC

Melanitta nigra

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

VU

Melanitta fusca

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Scoters

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 5 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 5	~50%
	Surf Scoter			~40%
	American White-winged Scoter			~20%
	Black Scoter			<5%
2	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 5	~50%
	Surf Scoter			~30%
	American White-winged Scoter			~20%
	Black Scoter			~10%
3	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	~40%
	Surf Scoter			~30%
	American White-winged Scoter			~10%
	Black Scoter			~10%
4	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	~40%
	Black Scoter			~20%
	Surf Scoter			~10%
	American White-winged Scoter			~10%
5	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 5	~30%
	American White-winged Scoter			~20%
	Surf Scoter			~10%
	Black Scoter			~10%
6	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	~30%
	Surf Scoter			~20%
	American White-winged Scoter			~10%
	Black Scoter			<5%
7	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~20%
	Surf Scoter			~20%
	American White-winged Scoter			~10%
8	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	~20%
	Surf Scoter			~20%
	American White-winged Scoter			<5%
	Black Scoter			<5%
9	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	~20%
	American White-winged Scoter			~10%
	Surf Scoter			~10%
	Black Scoter			<5%
10	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 5	~20%
	Surf Scoter			~20%
11	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 5	~20%
	Common Scoter			~10%
	Velvet Scoter			<5%
12	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~10%
	American White-winged Scoter			~10%
	Surf Scoter			~10%
13	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 5	~10%
	Surf Scoter			~10%
	American White-winged Scoter			~10%
14	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 5	~10%
	Surf Scoter			~10%
	American White-winged Scoter			<5%
	Black Scoter			<5%
15	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 5	~10%
	Black Scoter			<5%
	American White-winged Scoter			<5%
	Surf Scoter			<5%
16	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 5	~10%
	Surf Scoter			<5%
	American White-winged Scoter			<5%
17	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 5	<5%
	Common Scoter			<5%
18	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	<5%
	Black Scoter			<5%
	Surf Scoter			<5%
	American White-winged Scoter			<5%
19	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	<5%
	Surf Scoter			<5%
	Black Scoter			<5%
	American White-winged Scoter			<5%
20	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 5	<5%
	Surf Scoter			<5%
21	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	<5%
	Surf Scoter			<5%
22	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 5	<5%
	Surf Scoter			<5%
	American White-winged Scoter			<5%
23	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 5	<5%
	Velvet Scoter			<5%
24	Svalbard	🇳🇴 Norway	1 of 5	<5%
	Common Scoter			<5%
25	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 5	<5%
	Common Scoter			<5%
26	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	1 of 5	<5%
	Velvet Scoter			<5%
27	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Surf Scoter			<5%
28	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Black Scoter			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	~10%
	Surf Scoter			~10%
	American White-winged Scoter			<5%
	Black Scoter			<5%
2	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	~10%
	Surf Scoter			~10%
	American White-winged Scoter			<5%
	Black Scoter			<5%
3	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	~10%
	Surf Scoter			~10%
	American White-winged Scoter			<5%
	Black Scoter			<5%
4	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	~10%
	Surf Scoter			~10%
	American White-winged Scoter			<5%
	Black Scoter			<5%
5	Tijuana	🇲🇽 México	1 of 5	~10%
	Surf Scoter			~10%
6	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 5	~10%
	Surf Scoter			~10%
	American White-winged Scoter			<5%
	Black Scoter			<5%
7	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	~10%
	Surf Scoter			~10%
	American White-winged Scoter			<5%
	Black Scoter			<5%
8	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 5	<5%
	American White-winged Scoter			<5%
	Surf Scoter			<5%
	Black Scoter			<5%
9	Bucharest	🇷🇴 Romania	1 of 5	<5%
	Velvet Scoter			<5%
10	Minsk	🇧🇾 Belarus	2 of 5	<5%
	Common Scoter			<5%
	Velvet Scoter			<5%
11	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	<5%
	Black Scoter			<5%
	Surf Scoter			<5%
12	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 5	<5%
	Common Scoter			<5%
13	Dublin	🇮🇪 Ireland	1 of 5	<5%
	Common Scoter			<5%
14	Anchorage	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	<5%
	Surf Scoter			<5%
	American White-winged Scoter			<5%
15	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 5	<5%
	American White-winged Scoter			<5%
	Black Scoter			<5%
	Surf Scoter			<5%
16	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	2 of 5	<5%
	Common Scoter			<5%
	Velvet Scoter			<5%
17	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	2 of 5	<5%
	Common Scoter			<5%
	Velvet Scoter			<5%
18	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 5	<5%
	Common Scoter			<5%
19	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	<5%
	Black Scoter			<5%
	Surf Scoter			<5%
	American White-winged Scoter			<5%
20	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 5	<5%
	Common Scoter			<5%
21	Rotterdam [The Hague]	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 5	<5%
	Common Scoter			<5%
22	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	<5%
	American White-winged Scoter			<5%
	Black Scoter			<5%
	Surf Scoter			<5%
23	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 5	<5%
	Velvet Scoter			<5%
	Common Scoter			<5%
24	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 5	<5%
	Common Scoter			<5%
25	Saint Petersburg	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 5	<5%
	Velvet Scoter			<5%
	Common Scoter			<5%
26	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 5	<5%
	Surf Scoter			<5%
	American White-winged Scoter			<5%
27	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	1 of 5	<5%
	Common Scoter			<5%
28	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	American White-winged Scoter			<5%
29	Osaka	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 5	<5%
	Black Scoter			<5%
30	Las Vegas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	American White-winged Scoter			<5%
31	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	1 of 5	<5%
	Common Scoter			<5%
32	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	<5%
	Black Scoter			<5%
	Surf Scoter			<5%
33	Leeds	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 5	<5%
	Common Scoter			<5%
34	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	American White-winged Scoter			<5%
35	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 5	<5%
	Common Scoter			<5%
36	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	<5%
	American White-winged Scoter			<5%
	Black Scoter			<5%
37	Nagoya	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 5	<5%
	Black Scoter			<5%
38	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	<5%
	Surf Scoter			<5%
	American White-winged Scoter			<5%
39	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	<5%
	Surf Scoter			<5%
	American White-winged Scoter			<5%
40	Tokyo	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 5	<5%
	Black Scoter			<5%
41	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	<5%
	Surf Scoter			<5%
	Black Scoter			<5%
42	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Surf Scoter			<5%
43	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	<5%
	Black Scoter			<5%
	Surf Scoter			<5%
44	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 5	<5%
	Common Scoter			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Bird Park Steinen	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
2	Santillana Zoo	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
3	Buttonwood Park Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
4	akwarium warszawskiego ZOO	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
5	Montreal Biodome	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity

Scoters

Species in this group

Surf Scoter

American White-winged Scoter

Black Scoter

Common Scoter

Velvet Scoter

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Scoters

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found