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WORLD BIRDS / IOC 15.2

Black Scoter

Melanitta americana

Black Scoter belongs to Anatidae, within the order Anseriformes. Explore the recorded facts below, then discover other birds in the same family.

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Black Scoter · Melanitta americana
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Taxonomy & recorded facts

Scientific name
Melanitta americana
Order
Anseriformes
Family
Anatidae
Conservation record
NT · Near Threatened
Habitat in source
Wetland
Reported mass
1117 g

Conservation categories reflect the source dataset, not a live IUCN assessment. Missing measurements are omitted. Game combat values are not biological measurements.

Distribution record

古北界、北美洲:亚纳河至堪察加(西伯利亚东部),阿拉斯加向东至育空西北部;西北地区东部和努纳武特西南部至纽芬兰(加拿大中部至东部)

Original Chinese range description retained from the source catalog.

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Illustration source:huashu-bird-sticker · PolyForm-Shield-1.0.0 · Radd Icenoggle · Reference record ↗

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