Surf Scoter

Summary

Surf Scoter is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (105 views/month, #1,546 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Surf Scoter's image is recorded as Melanitta perspicillata.jpg^[3].
• Surf Scoter's image is recorded as Melanitta perspicillata female.jpg^[4].
• Surf Scoter's instance of is recorded as taxon^[5].
• Surf Scoter's taxon rank is recorded as species^[6].
• Surf Scoter's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern^[7].
• Surf Scoter's parent taxon is recorded as scoter^[8].
• Surf Scoter's taxon range map image is recorded as Melanitta perspicillata range map.png^[9].
• Surf Scoter's taxon name is recorded as Melanitta perspicillata^[10].
• Surf Scoter's Commons category is recorded as Melanitta perspicillata^[11].
• Surf Scoter's IUCN taxon ID is recorded as 22680441^[12].
• Surf Scoter's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01xqk0^[13].
• Surf Scoter's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 371863^[14].
• Surf Scoter's ITIS TSN is recorded as 175170^[15].
• Surf Scoter's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45510593^[16].
• Surf Scoter's BioLib taxon ID is recorded as 8484^[17].
• Surf Scoter's Fossilworks taxon ID is recorded as 83454^[18].
• Surf Scoter's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2498246^[19].
• Surf Scoter's WoRMS-ID for taxa is recorded as 159095^[20].
• Surf Scoter's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Melanitta perspicillata^[21].
• Surf Scoter's Commons gallery is recorded as Melanitta perspicillata^[22].
• Surf Scoter's original combination is recorded as Anas perspicillata^[23].
• Surf Scoter's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as animal/surf-scoter^[24].
• Surf Scoter's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'M. perspicillata'}^[25].
• Surf Scoter's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Surf Scoter'}^[26].
• Surf Scoter's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Brillenente'}^[27].

Why It Matters

Surf Scoter ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (105 views/month, #1,546 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]