WoRMS taxon details
Melanitta perspicillata (Linnaeus, 1758)
marine, terrestrial
Not documented
Distribution North America; Oceania; range extends from Newfoundland and the Gulf of St. Lawrence to northern Florida
Distribution North America; Oceania; range extends from Newfoundland and the Gulf of St. Lawrence to northern Florida [details]
WoRMS (2024). Melanitta perspicillata (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159095 on 2024-11-14
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context source (Bermuda)
Amos, E. J. R. (1991). A Guide to The Birds of Bermuda. 206 pp [details]
basis of record Banks, R.C., R.W. McDiarmid, and A.L. Gardner. 1987. Checklist of vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Publication No. 166. 79 p. [details]
additional source Robbins, C. S. (1983). Golden field Guide to Birds of North America. Golden press. 360p. [details]
additional source Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details]
additional source Peterson, R.T.; Peterson, V.M. (2002). A field guide to the birds of eastern and central North America. <em>Fifth Edition.</em> Peterson Field Guide Series. Houghton Mifflin Company. New York. 427 p. [details]
additional source Squires, H. J. (1990). Decapod Crustacea of the Atlantic coast of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> 221: 532 p., available online at http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/library/116743.pdf [details]
additional source Vanner, M. (2003). The encyclopedia of North American birds. <em>Paragon Publishing.</em> 1-383. [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Gallardo, J. C.; Macías, V.; Velarde, E. (2009). Birds (Vertebrata: Aves) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.</em> Pp. 1321–1342. [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
basis of record Banks, R.C., R.W. McDiarmid, and A.L. Gardner. 1987. Checklist of vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Publication No. 166. 79 p. [details]
additional source Robbins, C. S. (1983). Golden field Guide to Birds of North America. Golden press. 360p. [details]
additional source Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details]
additional source Peterson, R.T.; Peterson, V.M. (2002). A field guide to the birds of eastern and central North America. <em>Fifth Edition.</em> Peterson Field Guide Series. Houghton Mifflin Company. New York. 427 p. [details]
additional source Squires, H. J. (1990). Decapod Crustacea of the Atlantic coast of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> 221: 532 p., available online at http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/library/116743.pdf [details]
additional source Vanner, M. (2003). The encyclopedia of North American birds. <em>Paragon Publishing.</em> 1-383. [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Gallardo, J. C.; Macías, V.; Velarde, E. (2009). Birds (Vertebrata: Aves) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.</em> Pp. 1321–1342. [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Dimensions Length: 20" (51 cm) [details]Distribution North America; Oceania; range extends from Newfoundland and the Gulf of St. Lawrence to northern Florida [details]
Reproduction Breeds from Newfoundland and northwestern Ontario to Alaska and south to central Alberta and British Columbia. Winters on the Atlantic coast from Newfoundland to Florida and on the Pacific from Alaska to Mexico; rarely on the Great Lakes. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Danish | brilleand | [details] |
| Dutch | brilzee-eend | [details] |
| English | surf scoter | [details] |
| French | macreuse à front blanc | [details] |
| German | Brillenente | [details] |
| Japanese | アラナミキンクロ | [details] |
| Lithuanian | baltakaktė nuodėgulė | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | brilleand | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | brilleand | [details] |
| Polish | uhla pstrodzioba | [details] |
| Russian | пестроносый турпан | [details] |
| Slovenian | očalarka | [details] |
| Spanish | negrón careto | [details] |
| Swedish | vitnackad svärta | [details] |
| Turkish | sörfçü kara ördek | [details] |
| Welsh | môr-hwyaden yr ewyn | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (224 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Melanitta perspicillata)
To GenBank (11 nucleotides; 22 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (224 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Melanitta perspicillata)
To GenBank (11 nucleotides; 22 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
