Range Description

Species Reference: 
Melanitta americana
EoL id: 
1276209
EoL DataObjectVersion id: 
31137686
Subject: 
http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution
Section: 
Distribution
Description: 

Melanitta americana breeds in western Alaska (USA), Newfoundland (Canada) and far-eastern Russia (e.g. Collinson et al. 2006). It winters at sea off north-east America, and in the Pacific on the coasts of North America, Russia, Japan, Korea and eastern China (del Hoyo et al. 1992).

Source: 
IUCN
Source URL: 
http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/22732425
License: 
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
Rights Holder: 
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources