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Velvet Scoter

Melanitta fusca

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The velvet scoter is a large seaduck, a scarce winter visitor to UK coasts, usually found mixed in with common scoter flocks.

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Quick Facts

Category
Bird
Latin name
Melanitta fusca
IUCN Status
VU — Vulnerable
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Conservation Status: VU

Vulnerable — assessed by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.