Common scoter  (Melanitta nigra)

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Anseriformes
Family Anatinae
Genus Melanitta (1)
Size Length: 44-50 cm (2)
Natural History museum logoLearn about the scientific name of this species and how it fits into the tree of life at Nature Navigator.

Status

Listed on the Red List of Birds of Conservation Concern. Protected under Schedule 1 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Annex II/2 of the EC Birds Directive and Appendix III of the Bern Convention (3).