Black Scoter
(Melanitta nigra)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Ecology • Distribution • Taxonomy
Conservation Status |
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| IUCN Red List | LC - Least Concern |
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| NatureServe | N5B, N5N - Secure Breeding and Nonbreeding SNRM - Unranked Migrant |
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| Minnesota | not listed |
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Description |
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Size |
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17″ to 20″ in length 28″ wingspan |
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Habitat |
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Large, deep lakes, large rivers |
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Ecology |
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Migration |
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Late April to early June and early October to late November |
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Food |
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Distribution |
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Occurrence |
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Rare migrant |
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Maps |
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The Minnesota Ornithologists’ Union All Seasons Species Occurrence Map |
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Taxonomy |
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| Class | Aves (birds) | ||
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Anseriformes (waterfowl) | ||
Family |
Anatidae (ducks, geese, and swans) | ||
| Subfamily | Anatinae (dabbling ducks) | ||
Genus |
Melanitta (scoters) | ||
Subordinate Taxa |
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Black Scoter (Melanitta nigra americana) Common Scoter (Melanitta nigra nigra) |
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Synonyms |
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Melanitta americana |
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D Berekvam |
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| Black Scoter (Melanitta nigra) RÜZGAR YELİ |
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About
Published on Apr 1, 2013 "Siyah Scoter" Black Scoter (Melanitta nigra) |
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| Birding Slovakia - Melanitta nigra - Turpan čierny BirdingSK |
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About
Published on Oct 31, 2012 Považská Bystrica, Považská Bystrica |
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| Common Scoter Male superbarney79 . |
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About
Published on Mar 18, 2013 Male Common Scoter |
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| Black Scoter TheWaterfowlersWorkshop |
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About
Published on Feb 10, 2014 Common Scoter off LBI NJ. |
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| D Berekvam 7/7/2023 |
Location: Leech Lake |
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