Velvet Scoter

Melanitta fusca

The velvet scoter is a large sea duck, which breeds over the far north of Europe and the Palearctic west of the Yenisey basin. The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek melas "black" and netta "duck". The species name is from the Latin fuscus "dusky brown".

Scientific name

Melanitta fusca

Family

Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl

IUCN status

VU

Birds of Conservation Concern

Red