Ducks, Geese, Swans

Common Scoter

Melanitta nigra

The Common Scoter (Melanitta nigra) is a 1.0 kg wetland bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. It migrates.

Family

Ducks, Geese, Swans

Order

Anseriformes

Weight

1.0 kg

Habitat

Wetland

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Migrant

Countries recorded

31

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