Common Scoter
Melanitta nigra
The common scoter 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 of North America and eastern Siberia was formerly considered to be a subspecies.
- Scientific name
- Melanitta nigra
- Family
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- IUCN status
- LC
- Birds of Conservation Concern
- Red