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Black Scoter Melanitta americana [Swainson, 1832 ]
Status in UK:
( A ) Accidental
Order:
Anseriformes
Family:
Anatidae
BTO Codes:
,
EURING No:
99010
Number in Britain:
Unavailable
Conservation Status:
UK:
European:
Not evaluated
Global:
Least Concern
Length:
47 cm
Wingspan:
84 cm
Weight:
M/F: 1 kg
World Distribution:
BREEDS: Canada, Alaska, ne Siberia WINTERS: south to US
Habitat:
Tundra lakes, on migration rivers, lakes & coasts
Diet:
Mostly molluscs, also insects, fish eggs in freshwater habitats
TitBit:
Birds occasionally do a "Wing-flap" display while swimming, flapping their wings with the body held up and punctuating this with a downward thrust of head, as if its neck were momentarily broken.
Records and Distribution
Total Number of Records (1958-2004):
6
Summary of Records by Year
Most Likely to Occur in:
Most Recent County Records:
Scotland:
Moray & Nairn
(1992 ),
North-east England:
No Records
North-west England:
No Records
English Midlands:
No Records
Eastern England:
No Records
South-east England:
No Records
South-west England:
No Records
Wales:
Gwynedd
(2004 ),
Other Languages
Gaelic:
Welsh:
Danish:
Dutch:
Finnish:
French:
Macreuse noire
German:
Hungarian:
Icelandic:
Irish:
Italian:
Norwegian:
Polish:
Portuguese:
Spanish:
Negrón común
Swedish:
For More Information...
Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
These data should be cited as: Robinson, R.A. (2005) BirdFacts: profiles of birds occurring in Britain & Ireland (v1.1, Jan 2006). BTO Research Report 407, BTO, Thetford (http://www.bto.org/birdfacts)
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Summary of Records by Year
