- 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...
- The
velvet scoter (
Melanitta fusca) is a
large sea duck,
which breeds over the far
north of
Europe and the
Palearctic west of the
Yenisey basin. The genus...
-
Melanitta kirbori is an
extinct species of
Melanitta that
lived in the
Crimean Peninsula during the
Early Pleistocene. Zelenkov, N. V. (14
October 2024)...
- The white-winged
scoter (
Melanitta deglandi) is a
large sea duck. The
genus name is
derived from
Ancient Gr****
melas "black" and
netta "duck". The species...
- 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...
- The
common scoter (
Melanitta nigra) 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...
- The surf
scoter (
Melanitta per****illata) is a
large sea duck
native to
North America.
Adult males are
almost entirely black with
characteristic white...
- Stejneger's
scoter (
Melanitta stejnegeri), also
known as the
Siberian scoter, is a
large sea duck. The
genus name is
derived from
Ancient Gr**** melas...
- pink-footed
goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)),
three species of
scoter (
Melanitta), and
other members of the
family Anatidae. Ogilvie, M.A.; Wallace, D...
-
eider (Somateria spectabilis)
Melanitta F. Boie, 1822
Common scoter (
Melanitta nigra)
Black scoter or
American scoter (
Melanitta americana) (sometimes considered...
