Black Scoter

Melanitta americana - Macreuse à bec jaune

Systematics

Order
:
Anseriformes
Family
:
Anatidés
Genus
:
Melanitta
Species
:
americana

Descriptor

Swainson, 1832

Biometrics

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Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Black Scoter (Melanitta americana) is a species of bird in the Anatidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

Macreuse à bec jaune,
Negrón americano,
negrola-americana,
Pazifiktrauerente,
nyerges réce,
Amerikaanse Zee-eend,
Orchetto marino americano,
amerikansk sjöorre,
Amerikasvartand,
turpan americký,
turpan žlutozobý,
Amerikansk Sortand,
amerikanmustalintu,
ànec negre americà,
markaczka amerykańska,
Amerikas melnā pīle,
Американская синьга,
クロガモ,
黑海番鸭,
美洲黑海番鴨,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Shrubland : Boreal ; Wetlands (inland) : Tundra Wetlands (incl. pools and temporary waters from snowmelt) ; Marine Neritic : Pelagic, Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged)