Scots Deuk
The Scots deuk (Melanitta nigra) is a lairge sea deuk, 43–54 cm in length, which breeds ower the far north o Europe an Asie east tae the Olenyok River.
| Scots Deuk | |
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Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kinrick: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Cless: | Aves |
| Order: | Anseriformes |
| Faimily: | Anatidae |
| Subfaimily: | Merginae |
| Genus: | Melanitta |
| Subgenus: | (Oidemia) |
| Species: | M. nigra |
| Binomial name | |
| Melanitta nigra (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
The American/E Siberian M. americana (Black Scoter) is sometimes considered a subspecies o M. nigra.
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