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Clangula hyemalis

Male, winter plumage. Photo by hages.
Location: Varberg, Sweden.

Female, winter plumage. Photo by: Gary Clark
Location: Jenner, California, USA.

[edit] Identification

L. 39-47 cm (excl. elongated tail-feathers of male [10-15])
WS. 65-82 cm

[edit] Distribution

North America, Europe and Asia. Arctic in summer; winters down both coasts of North America to mid-latitudes of U.S. Rare occurences inland and along Gulf Coast. In Europe in winter along coasts in Western Europe, rarer inland. In Asia winters along the pacific coast and also inland. Vagrant more south, e.g. Tunisia, India, Jordan or Mexico.

[edit] Taxonomy

Monotypic species. Formerly known in North America as the Oldsquaw

[edit] Habitat

Tundra pools and marshes

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] Voice

[edit] External Links

• View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages