Common Names
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Common Names in Dutch:
Zwarte Zee-Eend, Zwarte Zeeëend, Zwarte Zeeeend
Common Names in English:
American Scoter, Black Butterbill, Black Coot, Black Scoter, Black Sea Coot, Booby, Broad-Billed Coot, Brown Coot, Butter-Bill, Butter-Billed Coot, Butter-Nose, Common Or American Scoter, Common Scoter, Copper Bill, Copper-Nose, Fizzy, Gray Coot, Hollow-Billed Coot, Pumpkin-Blossum Coot, Scoter, Sea Coot, Smutty Coot, Yellow-Bill, Yellow-Nose
Common Names in French:
Macreuse à Bec Jaune *, Macreuse Noire
Common Names in German:
Amerikanische Trauerente, Trauerente
Common Names in Italian:
Orchetto Marino
Common Names in Japanese:
クãƒã‚¬ãƒ¢
Common Names in Russian:
Синьга
Common Names in Spanish:
Negrón Americano, Negrón Común, Negreta Negra
Description
Physical Description
Adult Female: Head : Cap: sooty black Color: pale brownish gray on sides Face : Cheeks: pale brownish gray Forehead: pale brownish gray Facial Skin : brownish black Bill: dark Legs : Leg Color: brownish black.Adult Male: Bill: yellow-orange knob on black.
Size/Age/Growth
About 17 to 21 inches long, with a wingspan of 30 to 35 inches. Adults weigh about 38.4 ounces .
Habitat
Vegetation: freshwater marshes, coastal waters • Sensitivity to Disturbancet: High
Biology
Diet
Almost exclusively aquatic invertebrates and fish, with som green plant matter.
Reproduction
- Clutch Size: 6-9
- Length of Incubation : 30-31 days
- Days to Fledge : 45-50
- Number of Broods: 1
Migration
Migratory
Taxonomy
- Kingdom:
Animalia
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)
- animals
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Chordates
- Class:
Aves
()
- Birds
- Order:
Anseriformes
()
- Ducks, Geese
- Order:
Anseriformes
(
- Class:
Aves
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
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Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001
Similar Species
White-Winged Scoter, Surf Scoter
Members of the genus Melanitta
There are approximately 14 species in this genus:
M. americana (Black Scoter) · M. deglandi · M. deglandi deglandi · M. deglandi dixoni · M. fusca (White-Winged Scoter) · M. fusca deglandi (White-Winged Scoter) · M. fusca dixoni (White-Winged Scoter) · M. fusca fusca (White-Winged Scoter) · M. fusca ssp · M. fusca stejnegeri (White-Winged Scoter) · M. nigra (Common Or American Scoter) · M. nigra americana (Black Scoter) · M. nigra nigra (Common Or American Scoter) · M. perspicillata (Blossum-Billed Coot)
More Info
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Further Reading
- A checklist of the vertebrate animals of Kansas / George D. Potts, Joseph T. Collins. [Lawrence, Kan.]: Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas, 1991. ENG url p. 8.
- Alsop, Fred J. III. Birds of North America - Eastern Region. First American Edition. Smithsonian Handbooks. DK Publishing, Inc. 2001.
- Anglo-russkii biologicheskii slovar' / [avtory, I. N. Afanas'eva et al.; spetsial'nye nauch. redaktory, O. I. Chibisova i L. A. Koziar]. Moskva: Russkii iazyk, 1979. ENG url p. 568.
- Annals and magazine of natural history: including zoology, botany and geology London. url p. 56.
- Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes 2003. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada.
- BirdLife International. 2000. Threatened Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, U.K.
- BirdLife International. 2004 Threatened Birds of the World 2004. CD-ROM. BirdLife International, Cambridge, U.K.
- Birds in Kansas / Max C. Thompson & Charles Ely. Lawrence, Kan.: University of Kansas, Museum of Natural History: c1989- ENG url p. 111.
- Bulletin / Peabody Museum of Natural History. New Haven: The Museum, ENG url p. 31, p. 93.
- Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Cambridge, Mass.: The Museum, ENG url p. 615, p. 69.
- Bulletin of the Natural History Museum. Andover: Intercept. ENG url p. 203, p. 223.
- Catalogue of British Birds in the Collection of the British Museum / by G.R. Gray. London, 1863. ENG url p. 207.
- Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. London, 1874-98. ENG url p. 401.
- Check-list and bibliography on the occurrence of insects in birds' nests. Ames, Iowa State College Press[1959] ENG url p. 303, p. 354, p. 667.
- Ehrlich, P., Dobkin, D., and Wheye, D. (1988). The Birders Handbook: A Field Guide to the Natural History of North American Birds. New York: Simon and Schuster Inc. (info on clutch size, length of incubation, days to fledge and number of broods.)
- FWS/0BS. [Washington]Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Dept. of the Interior. ENG url p. 123, p. 325, p. 52.
- Fauna och flora: populr tidskrift fr biologi. Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksells, 1906-1967; SWE url p. 92.
- Great Basin naturalist memoirs. [Provo, Utah]Brigham Young University, 1976-1992. ENG url p. 191.
- Naumannia: Archiv für die Ornithologie Vorzugsweise Europa's: Organ der Deutsche Ornithologen-Gesellschaft. Stuttgart. url p. 298, p. 47.
- Occasional papers of the Museum of Natural History, the University of Kansas. Lawrence, Kansas: The University, 1971-1994. ENG url p. 26.
- Ornithologie europne, ou, Catalogue descriptif, analytique et raisonnes oiseaux observen Europe. Paris; J.B. Bailli, 1867. FRE url p. 561.
- Robbins, C.S., Bruun, B., Zim, H.S., (1966). Birds of North America. New York: Western Publishing Company, Inc. (Length and wingspan info.)
Notes
Contributors
- BirdLife International 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 26, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 27 providers.
- Peterson, Alan P. Zoological Nomenclature Resource. Accessed June 19, 2009.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 26, 2007:
- Avian Knowledge Network, eBird
- Biologiezentrum der Oberoesterreichischen Landesmuseen, Biologiezentrum Linz
- Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility, North West Territories and Nunavut Bird Checklist, Canada
- Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility, Provincial Museum of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. Birds
- Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility, Royal British Columbia Museum
- Marine Science Institute, UCSB, Paleobiology Database
- New Brunswick Museum, NBM birds
- Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara Musem of Natural History
- Senckenberg, Collection Aves
- UK National Biodiversity Network, RSPB - Seabird nearshore winter survey in South-West England in 1994/95
- University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
- , Bird specimens
- Upper Silesian Museum, Bytom, Upper Silesian Museum, Bird Observations
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3854425
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-175173
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14086133
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 175171
- IUCN ID: 47228
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: ABNJB17010
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 6867
