Melanitta

Right now, there's a wonderful variety of ducks and geese at Beavertail, including eiders (Somateria mollissima), brants (Branta bernicla), and Black scoters (Melanitta nigra).

"You will choke, choke on the air you try to breathe..." greygirlbeast 2010

Right now, there's a wonderful variety of ducks and geese at Beavertail, including eiders (Somateria mollissima), brants (Branta bernicla), and Black scoters (Melanitta nigra).

"You will choke, choke on the air you try to breathe..." greygirlbeast 2010

These data clearly indicate dramatic declines in the abundance of several waterfowl species (e.g., scoters – Melanitta spp., lesser scaup – Aythya affinis) with core breeding areas located in the northwestern boreal forest of Canada.

Impacts on aquatic birds and mammals in the Arctic 2009

Indigenous people in Canada are exempt from this restriction and can at any time take various auk species and scoters (Melanitta spp.) for human food and clothing.

Management and conservation of marine mammals and seabirds in the Arctic 2009

Especially marine birds, such as long-tailed ducks [Clangula hyemalis], white-winged scoters [Melanitta fusca], black scoters [Melanitta nigra]; we do not see these anymore.

Sapmi~ the communities of Purnumukka, Ochejohka, and Nuorgam climate change case study 2009

Further north, where the forest become more characteristic of subarctic tundra, waterfowl species are common, such as black scoter (Melanitta nigra), Baikal teal (Anas formosa), and lesser white-fronted goose (Anser fabalis).

Northeast Siberian taiga 2008

In addition to supporting most of the above wildlife in dense numbers, it is home to lesser scaups (Aythya affinis), pintails (Anis acuta), scoters (Melanitta spp.), and widgeons (Anis spp.), as well as 15-20 percent of the canvasback (Aythya valisineria) population.

Interior Alaska-Yukon lowland taiga 2008

The corn bunting (Miliaria calandra) has become extinct as a breeding bird in Ireland and several of the remaining red-listed species are in danger of extinction including the common scoter (Melanitta nigra), black-necked grebe (Podiceps nigricollis), quail (Coturnix coturnix), red-necked phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) and nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus).

An Irish Town Planner's Blog 2008