Family: |
Anatidae () |
Max. size: |
max.weight: 2,066.5 g |
Environment: |
others; marine; depth range 0 - 60 m |
Distribution: |
Northern Pacific, Northern Atlantic and the Arctic: Alaska and Canada to UK England, Greenland, Svalbard and Russia. Temperate to polar. |
Diagnosis: |
Culmen: 5.58 cm; tarsus: 5.35 cm; wing: 30.25 cm. |
Biology: |
Surface diving; head-dipping; coastal. Winters at sea in northern regions in the North Pacific and North Atlantic (Ref. 356). |
IUCN Red List Status: |
Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 07 August 2018 (A4abcde) Ref. 123251)
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