Summary ²

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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1. (c) Steven McGrath, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Steven McGrath
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanitta_deglandi

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