Melanitta fusca fusca (White-Winged Scoter)

Common Names

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Common Names in Dutch:

Grote Zee-Eend, Grote Zeeëend, Grote Zeeeend

Common Names in English:

Velvet Scoter, White-Winged Scoter

Common Names in French:

Macreuse Brune

Common Names in German:

Samtente

Common Names in Hebrew:

קטיפנית שחומה

Common Names in Italian:

Orco Marino

Common Names in Japanese:

ビロードキンクロ

Common Names in Russian:

Обыкновенный турпан, Турпан, Турпан обыкновенный, Turpan

Common Names in Spanish:

Negrón Especulado, Negreta Ala Blanca

Kingdom: Animalia () - animals
- Phylum: Chordata () - Chordates
  - Class: Aves () - Birds
    - Order: Anseriformes () - Ducks, Geese
      - Subfamily: Anatinae ()
        Tribe: Anatini ()
        Genus: Melanitta () - Boie,F 1822 Tageb.ReiseNorwegen p.308,351
        Specific name: fusca - (Linnaeus) 1758 Syst.Nat.ed.10 p.123
        Subspecies: fusca
        Scientific name: - Melanitta fusca fusca (Linnaeus) 1758

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: June 24, 1996.

There are approximately 14 species in this genus:

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Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 3, 2006.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 14, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
Peterson, Alan P. Zoological Nomenclature Resource. Accessed June 19, 2009.