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Melanitta nigra   (Linnaeus, 1758)

Black scoter
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Aves | Anseriformes | Anatidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Others; depth range 0 - 20 m (Ref. 124886).  Temperate; 72°N - 23°N, 28°W - 112°E (Ref. 124582)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Arctic and Eastern Atlantic. Temperate to polar.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cmmax. published weight: 950.00 g (Ref. 356)

Short description Morphology

Culmen: 4.545 cm; tarsus: 4.445 cm; wing: 23.0 cm.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Surface diving; dabbling; coastal. Winters at sea in northern regions (Ref. 356).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

SAUP Database. 2006. (Ref. 356)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 07 August 2018

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)


Threat to humans

Human uses


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BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, Search) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 4.2 - 12.3, mean 8.8 (based on 1326 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.