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Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca Scientific name definitions

Carles Carboneras, Guy M. Kirwan, and Christopher J. Sharpe
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated May 5, 2016

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Distribution of the Velvet Scoter - Range Map
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Distribution of the Velvet Scoter

Recommended Citation

Carboneras, C., G. M. Kirwan, and C. J. Sharpe (2020). Velvet Scoter (Melanitta fusca), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.whwsco3.01
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