WORLD BIRDS / IOC 15.2
Velvet Scoter
Melanitta fusca
Velvet Scoter belongs to Anatidae, within the order Anseriformes. Explore the recorded facts below, then discover other birds in the same family.
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Taxonomy & recorded facts
- Scientific name
- Melanitta fusca
- Order
- Anseriformes
- Family
- Anatidae
- Conservation record
- VU · Vulnerable
- Habitat in source
- Wetland
- Reported mass
- 1800.2 g
- Reported wingspan
- 97 cm
Conservation categories reflect the source dataset, not a live IUCN assessment. Missing measurements are omitted. Game combat values are not biological measurements.
Distribution record
古北界：北欧，自挪威至叶尼塞河（西伯利亚中部）和哈萨克斯坦东北部，亦见于土耳其和格鲁吉亚
Original Chinese range description retained from the source catalog.
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Illustration source：huashu-bird-sticker · PolyForm-Shield-1.0.0 · Reference record ↗
