Velvet Scoter
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Scientific name
Melanitta fusca
Order
Anseriformes
Family
Anatidae
Genus
Melanitta
Recordings
41
Xeno-canto
Velvet Scoter
Melanitta fusca
The velvet scoter is a large sea duck, which breeds over the far north of Europe and the Palearctic west of the Yenisey basin. The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek melas "black" and netta "duck". The species name is from the Latin fuscus "dusky brown".
Source: wikipedia
Recordings (5)
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| ID↑↓ | Recordist↑↓ | Date▲ | Country↑↓ | Location↑↓ | Type↑↓ | Quality↑↓ | Duration↑↓ | License↑↓ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XC709707 | Peter Stronach | 2021-12-21 | United Kingdom | Burghead, Moreibh, Scotland | uncertain | A | 0:08 | |||
| XC709706 | Peter Stronach | 2021-12-21 | United Kingdom | Burghead, Moreibh, Scotland | call | A | 0:06 | |||
| XC816478 | Alan Dalton | 2023-07-13 | Sweden | Robertsfors Ö, Robertsfors Municipality, Västerbottens län | call, flight call | A | 0:20 | |||
| XC817948 | Alan Dalton | 2023-07-15 | Sweden | Robertsfors Ö, Robertsfors Municipality, Västerbottens län | call, flight call | A | 0:06 | |||
| XC817946 | Alan Dalton | 2023-07-19 | Sweden | Robertsfors Ö, Robertsfors Municipality, Västerbottens län | call, flight call | A | 0:43 | |||