The Common scoter – Melanitta nigra is a large Palearctic diving sea duck of Type – waterbird, Family Anatidae and Order Anseriformes. It is a summer breeder to far N of Eurasia and winters close inshore to NE Atlantic coastlines from N Norway to S Western Sahara. In the AWB Region it is a winter visitor to the Atlantic coastlines of Morocco and Western Sahara.
Type - waterbird - nests in Tundra or woodland close to the sea or wetlands, Summer Habitat - Tundra and far N woodlands close to sea coast or wetlands, rarely inland, Winter Habitat - inshore temperate Atlantic coastlines, estuaries, sheltered bays, gregarious in favorable spots, Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae Genus: Melanitta Species - Melanitta nigra Common scoter - Species - ebird.org Common scoter - Species sheet - wikipedia.org Common scoter - Bird - rspb.org.uk Common scoter - Birds - wildlifetrusts.org Common scoter - Sounds & Maps - xeno-canto.org Additional Material... Common scoter - Images - google.com Common scoter - Video - youtube.com Common scoter - Datazone - birdlife.org