Species profile
Common/black Scoter
Melanitta nigra
Quick answer
Occasional Migrant. Rodrigues et al. (2010)
- Scientific name
- Melanitta nigra
- Family
- Anatidae
- Order
- Anseriformes
- Genus
- Melanitta
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Common/black Scoter in your journal
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- Amsterdam Wigeon (Mareca marecula)