The black scoter or American scoter (Melanitta americana) is a large sea duck, 43 to 49 cm (17 to 19 in) in length. The genus name is derived from Ancient...
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cheeks, very similar to female black scoter. This species can be distinguished from other scoters, apart from black scoter, by the lack of white anywhere...
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white-winged scoters, along with the surf scoter, are placed in the subgenus Melanitta, distinct from the subgenus Oidemia to which the black scoter and common...
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The scoters are stocky seaducks in the genus Melanitta. The drakes are mostly black and have swollen bills, the females are brown. They breed in the far...
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The surf scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) is a large sea duck native to North America. Adult males are almost entirely black with characteristic white...
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The white-winged scoter (Melanitta deglandi) is a large sea duck. The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek melas "black" and netta "duck". The species...
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scoters. These are stocky marine ducks. The drakes are mostly black and have swollen bills. Females are brown. Common scoter (Melanitta nigra) Black scoter...
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Stejneger's scoter (Melanitta stejnegeri), also known as the Siberian scoter, is a large sea duck. The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek melas "black" and...
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Long-tailed duck, Clangula hyemalis Black scoter, Melanitta americana Velvet scoter, Melanitta fusca Stejneger's scoter, Melanitta stejnegeri Common goldeneye...
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razorbill, the surf scoter, the black scoter, the long-tailed duck, the red-throated loon, the common loon, and the lesser black-backed gull. Brant geese...
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1850) 151 Stejneger's scoter Melanitta stejnegeri (Ridgway, 1887) 152 Common scoter Melanitta nigra (Linnaeus, 1758) 153 Black scoter Melanitta americana...
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pitohui Black rail Black redstart Black robin Black rosy finch Black saw-wing Black scimitarbill Black scoter Black scrub robin Black shama Black sicklebill...
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(A) Stejneger's scoter, Melanitta stejnegeri (A) Common scoter, Melanitta nigra Black scoter, Melanitta americana (A) Long-tailed duck, Clangula hyemalis...
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Histrionicus histrionicus (B) Surf scoter, Melanitta perspicillata (B) White-winged scoter, Melanitta deglandi (B) Black scoter, Melanitta americana (A) Long-tailed...
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reedling, wolffish, horseshoe crab, blacktailed godwit, black rat, black scoter, and common scoter. Living Coasts opened to the public on 14 July 2003, built...
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histrionicus Surf scoter, Melanitta perspicillata (A) White-winged scoter, Melanitta deglandi (A) Stejneger's scoter, Melanitta stejnegeri Black scoter, Melanitta...
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(E) EX Surf scoter, Melanitta perspicillata LC White-winged scoter, Melanitta deglandi LC Common scoter, Melanitta nigra LC Black scoter, Melanitta americana...
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Harlequin duck, Histrionicus histrionicus (V) LC Surf scoter, Melanitta perspicillata (V) LC Black scoter, Melanitta americana (V) NT Long-tailed duck, Clangula...
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Histrionicus histrionicus Surf scoter, Melanitta perspicillata (B) White-winged scoter, Melanitta deglandi (B) Black scoter, Melanitta americana (B) Long-tailed...
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American black duck, Anas rubripes American wigeon, Mareca americana Barrow's goldeneye, Bucephala islandica (C) Black scoter, Melanitta americana Black-bellied...
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Melanitta stejnegeri (hypothetical) Common scoter, Melanitta nigra (*) Black scoter, Melanitta americana Long-tailed duck, Clangula hyemalis Bufflehead,...
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Stejneger's scoter (negrón siberiano), Melanitta stejnegeri (A) Common scoter (negrón común), Melanitta nigra (A – Canary Islands) Black scoter (negrón americano)...
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Histrionicus histrionicus Surf scoter, Melanitta perspicillata White-winged scoter, Melanitta deglandi Black scoter, Melanitta americana Long-tailed...
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over on Ile aux Œufs. The island is also a feeding ground for Surf Scoter, Black Scoter, Common goldeneye, Common merganser, Red-breasted Merganser and Ring-necked...
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Branta leucopsis Barrow's goldeneye, Bucephala islandica Black scoter, Melanitta americana (A) Black swan, Cygnus atratus (I) Blue-winged teal, Spatula discors...
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species of birds on the British List, the latest addition being Stejneger's scoter. Five species groups (birds that were not identified to species level) are...
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Surf scoter, Melanitta perspicillata White-winged scoter, Melanitta deglandi Stejneger's scoter, Melanitta stejnegeri (accidental) Black scoter, Melanitta...
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Lesser scaup King eider Common eider Harlequin duck Surf scoter White-winged scoter Black scoter Long-tailed duck Bufflehead Common goldeneye Barrow's goldeneye...
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each spring. Artists may choose their own medium and designs may be in black-and-white or full color and must measure 10 inches wide by 7 inches high...
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Camptorhynchus labradorius (E) Surf scoter, Melanitta perspicillata White-winged scoter, Melanitta deglandi Black scoter, Melanitta americana Long-tailed...
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