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Taxonomic source(s)
AERC TAC. 2003. AERC TAC Checklist of bird taxa occurring in Western Palearctic region, 15th Draft. Available at: #http://www.aerc.eu/DOCS/Bird_taxa_of _the_WP15.xls#.
Cramp, S. and Simmons, K.E.L. (eds). 1977-1994. Handbook of the birds of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The birds of the western Palearctic. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
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Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2018	Least Concern
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Migratory status	full migrant	Forest dependency	Low
Land mass type		Average mass	-

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km2)	7,360,000
Extent of Occurrence non-breeding (km2)	21,600,000
Number of locations		-
Severely Fragmented		-

	Value	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
No. of mature individuals		poor	estimated	2009
Population trend	Decreasing		suspected	-
Decline (3 years/1 generation past)		-	-	-
Decline (5 years/1 generation past)		-	-	-
Decline (10 years/1 generation past)		-	-	-
Decline (10 years/3 generation future)		-	-	-
Decline (10 years/3 generation past and future)		-	-	-
Number of subpopulations		-	-	-
Percentage in largest subpopulation		-	-	-
Generation length (yrs)	7.5	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population is estimated to number c.250,000-1,300,000 individuals (Wetlands International 2006), while the population in Russia has been estimated at <100 breeding pairs (Brazil 2009).

Trend justification: The overall population trend is decreasing, although some populations have unknown trends (Wetlands International 2006). This species has undergone a small or statistically insignificant decrease over the last 40 years in North America (data from Breeding Bird Survey/Christmas Bird Count: Butcher and Niven 2007) Note, however, that these surveys cover less than 50% of the species's range in North America.

Country/Territory	Occurrence status	Presence	Resident	Breeding	Non-breeding	Passage
Belgium	V	Extant
Bermuda (to UK)	V	Extant
Canada	N	Extant		Yes	Yes	Yes
Czechia	V	Extant
Denmark	V	Extant
Faroe Islands (to Denmark)	V	Extant
Finland	V	Extant
France	V	Extant
Germany	V	Extant
Greenland (to Denmark)	V	Extant
Guam (to USA)	V	Extant
Iceland	V	Extant
Ireland	V	Extant
Japan	V	Extant
Mexico	N	Extant			Yes
Netherlands	V	Extant
North Korea	V	Extant
Norway	V	Extant
Poland	V	Extant
Portugal	V	Extant
Russia	V	Extant
Russia (Asian)	V	Extant
Spain	V	Extant
St Pierre and Miquelon (to France)	N	Extant			Yes	Yes
Sweden	V	Extant
United Kingdom	V	Extant
USA	N	Extant		Yes	Yes	Yes

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Canada	Frank Lake (north)
Canada	English Bay and Burrard Inlet
Canada	White Islets and Wilson Creek
Canada	Jervis Inlet/McRae Islet
Canada	Barkley Sound
Canada	Cleland Island and Southeast Clayoquot Sound
Canada	Mussel and Kynoch Inlet and Sheep Passage
Canada	Kitkatla Channel, Goschen Island North to Porcher Island
Canada	Big Bay south to Delusion Bay
Canada	Alder Island
Canada	Skidegate Inlet
Canada	Lawn Point
Canada	Churchill and Vicinity
Canada	Nelson River Estuary and Marsh Point
Canada	Seal River Estuary
Canada	Point Lepreau/Maces Bay
Canada	Miscou Island
Canada	Witless Bay Islands
Canada	North Arm, Great Slave Lake
Canada	St. Mary's River Complex (Echo Bay ON to Maxton Bay MI)
Canada	West End of Lake Ontario
Canada	Baie de Gaspé
Canada	Baie Comeau
Canada	Old Crow Flats
Canada	Shallow Bay, Big Slough and Swan Lake
Canada	Little Qualicum Estuary to Nanoose Bay
Canada	Cumshewa Inlet north to Sheldens Bay
Canada	McIntyre Beach and Rose Spit
USA	Glacier Bay & Icy Strait
USA	Prince William Sound
Mexico	Bahía Todos Santos
Mexico	Complejo Lagunar Ojo de Liebre

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Forest	Boreal	suitable	breeding
Marine Neritic	Macroalgal/Kelp	major	non-breeding
Marine Neritic	Seagrass (Submerged)	major	non-breeding
Marine Neritic	Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel	major	non-breeding
Marine Neritic	Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs	major	non-breeding
Marine Neritic	Subtidal Sandy	major	non-breeding
Marine Neritic	Subtidal Sandy-Mud	major	non-breeding
Wetlands (inland)	Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands	major	breeding
Altitude		Occasional altitudinal limits

Threat (level 1)	Threat (level 2)	Impact and Stresses
Biological resource use	Fishing & harvesting aquatic resources - Unintentional effects: (subsistence/small scale) [harvest]	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Negligible declines		Low Impact: 4
		Stresses Indirect ecosystem effects, Species mortality
Biological resource use	Hunting & trapping terrestrial animals - Intentional use (species is the target)	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Majority (50-90%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Medium Impact: 6
		Stresses Species mortality
Climate change & severe weather	Habitat shifting & alteration	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Whole (>90%)		Unknown		Unknown
		Stresses Indirect ecosystem effects, Ecosystem degradation
Climate change & severe weather	Other impacts	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Majority (50-90%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Medium Impact: 6
		Stresses Indirect ecosystem effects
Energy production & mining	Oil & gas drilling	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Majority (50-90%)		Unknown		Unknown
		Stresses Species disturbance, Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion, Species mortality
Pollution	Industrial & military effluents - Oil spills	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Low Impact: 5
		Stresses Indirect ecosystem effects, Ecosystem degradation, Species mortality
Pollution	Industrial & military effluents - Type Unknown/Unrecorded	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Unknown		Unknown
		Stresses Species disturbance

Purpose	Primary form used	Life stage used	Source	Scale	Level	Timing
Food - human	-	-			Non-trivial	Recent
Pets/display animals, horticulture	-	-		International	Non-trivial	Recent

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Species factsheet: Melanitta perspicillata. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 26/06/2022. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2022) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 26/06/2022.