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Black Scoter Melanitta americana
Daniel Bordage and Jean-Pierre L. Savard
Version: 2.0 — Published July 29, 2011
Version: 2.0 — Published July 29, 2011
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Asturian | Zapateru americanu |
| Bulgarian | Американска траурна потапница |
| Catalan | Ànec negre americà |
| Chinese (SIM) | 黑海番鸭 |
| Croatian | američka crna patka |
| Czech | turpan žlutozobý |
| Danish | Amerikansk Sortand |
| Dutch | Amerikaanse Zee-eend |
| English (United States) | Black Scoter |
| Finnish | amerikanmustalintu |
| French | Macreuse à bec jaune |
| German | Pazifiktrauerente |
| Greek | Μαυρόπαπια της Αλάσκας |
| Hebrew | קטיפנית אמריקנית |
| Hungarian | Nyerges réce |
| Icelandic | Krummönd |
| Japanese | クロガモ |
| Korean | 검둥오리 |
| Lithuanian | Amerikinė juodoji antis |
| Norwegian | amerikasvartand |
| Polish | markaczka amerykańska |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Negrola-americana |
| Russian | Американская синьга |
| Serbian | Američki crni turpan |
| Slovak | turpan americký |
| Spanish | Negrón Americano |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Negreta Pico Amarillo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Negrón americano |
| Swedish | amerikansk sjöorre |
| Turkish | Amerika Kara Ördeği |
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Figure 1. Distribution of the Black Scoter in North America.
This species also breeds in northern Europe and Asia. See text for details.