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Black Scoter Melanitta americana Scientific name definitions

Daniel Bordage and Jean-Pierre L. Savard
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated July 29, 2011

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Figure 1. Distribution of the Black Scoter in North America. - Range Map
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  • Year-round
  • Migration
  • Breeding
  • Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of the Black Scoter in North America.

This species also breeds in northern Europe and Asia. See text for details.

Recommended Citation

Bordage, D. and J.-P. L. Savard (2020). Black Scoter (Melanitta americana), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (A. F. Poole, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.blksco2.01
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