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Common Scoter

Melanitta nigra

Classification

Class
Aves
Family
Anatidae

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 to the Olenyok River. The black scoter (M. americana) of North America and eastern Siberia was formerly considered to be a subspecies.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United Kingdom · 33,708Netherlands · 28,863Spain · 8,488Germany · 4,223France · 3,629Belgium · 616Italy · 290Switzerland · 66Luxembourg · 1