Common Scoter (Melanitta nigra)
About the Common Scoter
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 black scoter (M. americana) of North America and eastern Siberia was formerly considered to be a subspecies.
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3 recordings on this page · licensed Public Domain / CC0 ×3 · mirrored on this server, free for commercial reuse · recorded in Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland and elsewhere · xeno-canto lists 907 recordings for this species in total.
Similar species
- Black ScoterMelanitta americanaprofile
- Stejneger's ScoterMelanitta stejnegeriprofile
- Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillataprofile
- Velvet ScoterMelanitta fuscaprofile
- White-winged ScoterMelanitta deglandiprofile
Species grouped by shared genus, family and range.