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Common Name
Black Scoter
Alternate NamesAmerican Scoter
Common TypeScoter
Order
Anseriformes
Family
Anatidae
Genus
Melanitta
Species
americana
Conservation Status
Near Threatened
Location Photographed
N.J,
Number of Sub-Species
0
Migratory or Resident
Migratory
Preferred Habitat
Nests in freshwater lakes otherwise will winter on sheltered coastal waters.
Distribution and Range
Breeds in far north of North American and around Bering Straits and then winters south on Pacifc coasts along US and Asia. Also winters along Atlantic coast of US down to Gulf of Mexico
Food