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

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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
A pair in flight over the sea. Locality Habomai Port, Nemuro Peninsula, Hokkaido, Japan (ssp americana)
Jordi Sargatal 6 February 2010 11 weeks ago 3.8
male Locality Cape Nosappu, Nemuro Peninsula, Hokkaido, Japan (ssp ssp americana )
AurélienAudevard 10 February 2010 3 years ago 3.8
Adult male americana swimming Locality Barnegat Light, New Jersey, USA (United States)
Paul A Guris 26 February 2012 1 year ago 3.7
A male. Locality Helgoland, Germany (ssp nigra)
Norbert Uhlhaas 15 May 2009 3 years ago 3.6
Eight birds flying, at Olenyok River. Locality Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, Eastern Russia, Russia
Alexdersu 15 August 2010 1 year ago 3.5
pair Locality Rausu, Hokkaido, Japan (ssp ssp americana )
AurélienAudevard 8 February 2010 3 years ago 3.5
Adult male landing Locality Barnegat Light, New Jersey, USA (United States) (ssp americana)
Paul A Guris 26 February 2012 1 year ago 3.4
A female taking off at the Eo estuary. Locality Castropol, Asturias, Spain (ssp nigra)
Luis Mario Arce 25 November 2012 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3
a group in the surf Locality North Korea
Gerhard.Tauscher 6 November 2012 26 weeks ago 3
two male and a female in the surf Locality North Korea
Gerhard.Tauscher 6 November 2012 26 weeks ago 3
Four Black Scoters in the surf Locality North Korea
Gerhard.Tauscher 6 November 2012 26 weeks ago 3
A male resting on the ground. Locality Zoo Wuppertal, Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (ssp nigra)
Josep del Hoyo 26 March 1993 45 weeks ago 3
group Locality Cape Nosappu, Nemuro Peninsula, Hokkaido, Japan (ssp ssp americana )
AurélienAudevard 10 February 2010 3 years ago 3
A pair swimming. Locality Zoo Wuppertal, Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (ssp nigra)
Josep del Hoyo 26 March 1993 44 weeks ago 2