Ducks, Geese, Swans

Velvet Scoter

Melanitta fusca

The Velvet Scoter (Melanitta fusca) is a 1.8 kg wetland bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. It migrates.

Family

Ducks, Geese, Swans

Order

Anseriformes

Weight

1.8 kg

Habitat

Wetland

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Migrant

Countries recorded

37

Photo: (c) Сергей Грабчак, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist