Definition of Melanitta. Meaning of Melanitta. Synonyms of Melanitta

- 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...
- 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 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 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...
- eider (Somateria spectabilis) Melanitta F. Boie, 1822 Common scoter (Melanitta nigra) Black scoter or American scoter (Melanitta americana) (sometimes considered...
- 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...
- The surf scoter (Melanitta per****illata) is a large sea duck native to North America. Adult males are almost entirely black with characteristic white...
- evolutionary relatives of the Labrador duck are apparently the scoters (Melanitta). A mitogenomic study of the placement of the Labrador duck found the...
- 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...