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Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca

Carles Carboneras, Guy M. Kirwan, and Christopher J. Sharpe
Version: 1.0 — Published 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 (2016). Velvet Scoter (Melanitta fusca). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Retrieved from Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive: https://birdsoftheworld.org/hbw/species/whwsco3/1.0
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