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  • White-winged Scoter, 1 of 6
    Photo 1 of 6

    (c) Steven McGrath, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • White-winged Scoter, 2 of 6
    Photo 2 of 6

    (c) Nancy Christensen, all rights reserved

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    Photo 3 of 6

    (c) Joanne Muis Redwood, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • White-winged Scoter, 4 of 6
    Photo 4 of 6

    (c) Jeffrey H. Skevington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • White-winged Scoter, 5 of 6
    Photo 5 of 6

    (c) Will Sweet, all rights reserved

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    Photo 6 of 6

    (c) Denis Doucet, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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White-winged Scoter

Melanitta deglandi

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About

The white-winged scoter (Melanitta deglandi) is a large sea duck. The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek melas "black" and netta "duck". The species name commemorates French ornithologist Côme Damien Degland.

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