Black Scoter Melanitta americana (Swainson, 1832)    Synonyms: American Scoter, Bay Muscovy, BLSC, Sea Coot.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Chordata   >   Class Aves   >   Order Anseriformes   >   Family Anatidae   >   Genus Melanitta   

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A drake Black Scoter at Black Walnut Point, Talbot Co., Maryland (8/22/2006). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)(More of this species)

A female Black Scoter at Black Walnut Point, Talbot Co., Maryland (8/22/2006). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

A female Black Scoter at Poplar Island, Talbot Co., Maryland (2/20/2014). Photo by Tim Carney. (MBP list)

A female Black Scoter at Poplar Island in Talbot Co., Maryland (11/25/2014). Photo by Tim Carney. (MBP list)

A Black Scoter in Prince George's Co., Maryland (11/14/2016). Photo by Mark Johnson. (MBP list)

A Black Scoter in Calvert Co., Maryland (5/3/2020). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

Black Scoter in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (11/26/2020). (c) Dany Sloan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Dany Sloan via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Black Scoter in Calvert Co., Maryland (12/6/2020). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Black Scoters in Calvert Co., Maryland (9/12/2017). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

Black Scoter in Worcester Co., Maryland (12/30/2023). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist. (MBP list)


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