Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
Black Scoter (Melanitta nigra) - HBW 1, p. 622
French: Macreuse noire
German: Trauerente
Spanish: Negrón Común
Other common names: Common Scoter; American Scoter (americana)
Taxonomy: Anas nigra Linnaeus, 1758, Lapland, England.
Races sometimes considered full species. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- nigra (Linnaeus, 1758) - Iceland and N Britain E to R Olenek, Siberia.
- americana (Swainson, 1832) - R Yana, Siberia, E to Alaska; E Canada to Newfoundland.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An adult male swimming Locality Living Coasts, Torquay, Devon, England, Great Britain (ssp nigra)
Josep del Hoyo 23 November 2007 4 years ago 14 sec 4.8 -
A female on the water Locality Living Coasts, Torquay, Devon, England, Great Britain (ssp nigra)
Josep del Hoyo 23 November 2007 4 years ago 35 sec 4.7 -
An adult male preening and then swimming Locality Living Coasts, Torquay, Devon, England, Great Britain (ssp nigra)
Ferran Gil 23 November 2007 5 years ago 32 sec 4.7 -
Female - swimming in shallow water, showing characteristical wingflapping combined with a downward toss of the head Locality Blåvand, Southern Denmark Region, Denmark (ssp nigra)
Thorsten Stegmann 15 October 2012 27 weeks ago 20 sec 4.4 -
Several males preening on the water. Locality Habomai Port, Nemuro Peninsula, Hokkaido, Japan (ssp americana)
Josep del Hoyo 6 February 2010 2 years ago 22 sec 4 -
A migrant female swimming Locality Neumann's Flash, Northwich, Cheshire, England, Great Britain (ssp nigra)
Greg Baker 24 June 2006 1 year ago 41 sec 3.5
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A breeding pair on a small pond in conservation area
Locality Lake Myvatn, Mývatn-Laxá Nature Conservation Area, Norðurland eystra (Northeast) Region, Iceland (ssp nigra)
Marco Valentini 11 June 2012 42 weeks ago 4.4 -
Adult male
Locality Lake Myvatn, Mývatn-Laxá Nature Conservation Area, Norðurland eystra (Northeast) Region, Iceland
Marco Valentini 11 June 2012 42 weeks ago 4.1 -
Adult male americana in flight
Locality Barnegat Light, New Jersey, USA (United States) (ssp americana)
Paul A Guris 26 February 2012 1 year ago 4.1 -
A nest with eggs
Locality Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Eastern Russia, Russia (ssp nigra)
Laurent Demongin 1 July 2010 2 years ago 4 -
adult male
Locality Rausu, Hokkaido, Japan (ssp ssp americana )
AurélienAudevard 8 February 2010 3 years ago 4 -
adult male
Locality Rausu, Hokkaido, Japan (ssp ssp americana )
AurélienAudevard 9 February 2010 3 years ago 4
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Group of birds swimming and calling Locality Hokkaido, Japan
(ssp americana)
Helmut Schenkel Brunner 4 February 2011 1 year ago 5
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