The common scoter (Melanitta nigra) is a large sea duck, 43–54 cm (17–21 in) in length, which breeds over the far north of Europe and the Palearctic east to the Olenyok River. The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek melas, "black", and netta, "duck". The species name is from Latin niger "shining black".[2] The black scoter (M. americana) of North America and eastern Siberia is sometimes considered a subspecies of M. nigra.
^BirdLife International (2018). "Melanitta nigra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22724879A132257623. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22724879A132257623.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
^Jobling, James A (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. pp. 246, 270. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
The commonscoter (Melanitta nigra) is a large sea duck, 43–54 cm (17–21 in) in length, which breeds over the far north of Europe and the Palearctic east...
Together with the commonscoter M. nigra, it forms the subgenus Oidemia; the two are sometimes considered conspecific, the black scoter then being referred...
The scoters are stocky seaducks in the genus Melanitta. The drakes are mostly black and have swollen bills, the females are brown. They breed in the far...
white-winged scoters, along with the surf scoter, are placed in the subgenus Melanitta, distinct from the subgenus Oidemia to which the black scoter and common scoter...
The surf scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) is a large sea duck native to North America. Adult males are almost entirely black with characteristic white...
Commonscoter (Melanitta nigra) Black scoter or American scoter (Melanitta americana) (sometimes considered a subspecies of M. nigra) Velvet scoter (Melanitta...
scimitarbill CommonscoterCommon shelduck Common smoky honeyeater Common snipe Common square-tailed drongo Common starling Common sunbird-asity Common swift...
A859, via a minor road. Wildlife in the area includes the commonscoter, the velvet scoter, the eider duck, the wigeon, the long-tailed duck, the red-breasted...
wolffish, horseshoe crab, blacktailed godwit, black rat, black scoter, and commonscoter. Living Coasts opened to the public on 14 July 2003, built on...
to the IOC taxonomic sequence and can also be sorted alphabetically by common name and binomial. Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P., eds. (January 2024)...
merganser, Mergus merganser Common pochard, Aythya ferina Common scoter, Melanitta nigra Common shelduck, Tadorna tadorna Egyptian goose, Alopochen aegyptiaca...
000 birds. Grey seal and common seal are frequently seen offshore, as are seabirds such as gannet, little auk, commonscoter, razorbill, Gull and guillemot...
species of birds on the British List, the latest addition being Stejneger's scoter. Five species groups (birds that were not identified to species level) are...
beaches or cliffs around the Irish Sea. Huge populations of the sea duck, commonscoter, spend winters feeding in shallow waters off eastern Ireland, Lancashire...
100,000 LC European population is 519,000-853,000 mature individuals Commonscoter Melanitta nigra 1,070,000 LC ? European population estimated at 214...
Melanitta perspicillata LC White-winged scoter, Melanitta deglandi LC Commonscoter, Melanitta nigra LC Black scoter, Melanitta americana NT Long-tailed duck...
razorbills and the worst affected bird, the commonscoter duck. 83% of the birds affected were commonscoter birds, and it is estimated that 5,000 of the...
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