Scoter - Wikipedia The scoters are stocky seaducks in the genus Melanitta The drakes are mostly black and have swollen bills, the females are brown They breed in the far north of Europe, Asia, and North America, and winter further south in temperate zones of those continents They form large flocks on suitable coastal waters
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Scoter | Sea Duck, Diving Bird, Winter Visitor | Britannica Scoter, (genus Melanitta), any of three species of sea duck of the family Anatidae Within the divisions of true duck species, the scoter belongs in the diving duck group Scoters are good swimmers and divers and are mainly marine except during the breeding season
5 Types of Scoters (Melanitta) - Birds of North America With practice and a bird guide, one can identify the scoter species by the shape of their bills and the amount and location of white showing All scoters nest in the northern regions of North America
Black Scoter | Audubon Field Guide The Black Scoter is generally seen less often than the other two kinds of scoters in most parts of North America Floats rather buoyantly on water, often with tail cocked up noticeably On northern waters, more vocal than the other two scoters, giving clear whistled calls
Common Scoter Bird Facts (Melanitta nigra) | Birdfact Diving beneath the waves, this sea duck transforms coastal waters into its own aquatic playground Visual Identification The Common Scoter is a medium-sized sea duck with a distinctive appearance Males are entirely black with a bulbous base to their bill, which features a yellow-orange patch
SCOTER Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of SCOTER is any of a genus (Melanitta) of sea ducks of chiefly coastal Eurasia, Canada, and the U S that have males with chiefly black plumage
Common scoter - Wikipedia 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
Black Scoter Identification - All About Birds A stark velvety black seaduck with a bright pumpkin-orange knob at the base of its bill, the male Black Scoter is distinctive at almost any distance Females are mostly brown with a distinctive face pattern, a blackish cap contrasting with a pale cheek
White-winged Scoter Identification - All About Birds Easily outsizing other scoter species in winter flocks on coastal waters, the White-winged Scoter is a large sea duck with a heavy, sloping bill and bold white patches in the wing Males are velvety black with a dashing, upturned comma of white around the eye and an orange-tipped bill