Category
page 1Melanitta
Velvet Scoter
species of bird

Common Scoter
species of bird
scoter
The scoters are stocky seaducks in the genus Melanitta. The drakes are mostly black and have swollen bills, the females are brown. They breed in the far north of Europe, Asia, and North America, and winter further south in temperate zones of those continents. They form large flocks on suitable coastal waters. These are tightly packed, and the birds tend to take off together. Their lined nests are built on the ground close to the sea, lakes or rivers, in woodland or tundra. These species dive for crustaceans and molluscs.

Surf Scoter
species of bird

Black Scoter
species of bird

White-winged Scoter
species of bird

Stejneger's Scoter
species of duck