Surf Scoter - Melanitta perspicillata, female

1/27/07

Seahurst Beach, Burien, Washington, U.S.A.

Melanitta perspicillata, female.

Found eating shellfish in Puget Sound.

Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)

Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)

Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)

Class: Aves (Birds)

Order: Anseriformes (Waterfowl & Screamers)

Family: Anatidae (Ducks & Geese)

Subfamily: Anatinae (Ducks)

Genus: Melanitta (Scoters)

Species: perspicillata

(Melanitta perspicillata) Surf Scoter

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