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Melanitta nigra (Linnaeus 1758)

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Melanitta nigra (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from IOC World Bird List
Melanitta nigra
Species recognized by wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia NL, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia CZ, wikipedia FI, wikipedia NO, wikipedia UK, wikipedia CA, Hone et al 2013 avian data, wikipedia SV, wikipedia TR, Austria Species List, Belgium Species List, Canada Species List, Denmark Species List, Estonia Species List, Finland Species List, France Species List, Germany Species List, Greece Species List, Hungary Species List, Iceland Species List, Ireland Species List, Isle of Man Species List, Latvia Species List, Lithuania Species List, Morocco Species List, North Korean Species List, Norway Species List, Poland Species List, Portugal Species List, Russia Species List, Serbia Species List, Spain Species List, Sweden Species List, Switzerland Species List, The Netherlands Species List, Ukraine Species List, United Kingdom Species List, Japan Species List, wikipedia EU, wikipedia CY, Alboran Sea Species List, Arabian Sea Species List, Balearic Sea Species List, Barents Sea Species List, Bay of Biscay Species List, Bay of Fundy Species List, Beaufort Sea Species List, Bering Sea Species List, Bristol Channel Species List, Celtic Sea Species List, Chukchi Sea Species List, Davis Strait Species List, English Channel Species List, Greenland Sea Species List, Gulf of Alaska Species List, Gulf of Bothnia Species List, Gulf of Finland Species List, Gulf of Mexico Species List, Gulf of Riga Species List, Gulf of St Lawrence Species List, Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland Species, Indian Ocean Species List, Irish Sea Species List, Kara Sea Species List, Labrador Sea Species List, Kattegat Species List, Hudson Strait Species List, Hudson Bay Species List, North Atlantic Species List, North Pacific Species List, Norwegian Sea Species List, North Sea Species List, Seto Inland Sea Species List, Skagerrak Species List, White Sea Species List, Tyrrhenian Sea Species List, wikipedia AST, wikipedia AZ, wikipedia LT, wikipedia ET, wikipedia BR, wikipedia DA, wikipedia SK, wikipedia NN, wikipedia LV, wikipedia IS, wikipedia PMS, NCBI, wikipedia EO, wikipedia emerging languages, wikipedia gl Galician, Wildfinder (WWF), Sibly et al 2012, Adriatic Sea Species List, and United States Species List
Melanitta nigra
Recognized by Arctic Birds, AnAge articles, Arkive, Biopix Nature Photos, FAO Fishery Statistics, Furui 2020, and Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology
Melanitta nigra (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, and GBIF classification
Melanitta nigra (Linnaeus 1758)
Recognized by Ecomare and OBIS environmental data records
Oidemia americana Swainson 1832
Species recognized by GBIF national node type records UK
Melanitta nigra
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia 한국어 위키백과, CITES, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikipedia (inferred records), Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, xeno canto America, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, and Global Biotic Interactions
Melanitta nigra
Recognized by PlanetScott, Flickr Group, AnAge, Animal Diversity Web Traits and images, and Flickr BHL
Melanitta nigra (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by IUCN, Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023, iNaturalist, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test, and World Register of Marine Species
Melanitta nigra (Linnaeus 1758)
Recognized by NMNH Collection

Alternative Names

Oidemia americana Swainson 1832
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Oidemia nigra
Synonym according to NCBI
Anas nigra
Synonym according to CITES
Anas nigra Linnaeus 1758
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Anas nigra Linnaeus 1758
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Melanitta americana
Synonym according to CITES
Melanitta nigra nigra (Linnaeus 1758)
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Melanitta nigra nigra (Linnaeus 1758)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Common Names

English

Common scoter
prefer
Recognized by Arkive and Flickr BHL
Common Scoter preferred
Recognized by PlanetScott, CITES, Wikidata Common Names, and xeno canto America
Black Scoter
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Black scoter
prefer
Recognized by AnAge
common scoter
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and World Register of Marine Species
black scoter
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Albanian

rosa e zezë preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
rosa kadife
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Arabic

أسقطور شائع preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Armenian

Կապտերանգ սուզաբադ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Asturian

zapateru preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azerbaijani

Qara qılquyruq preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Basque

Ahatebeltz arrunt preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Breton

Duanenn voutin preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

траурна потапница preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

ànec negre comú preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

黑海番鸭 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Cornish

Mor-hos du preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Croatian

crna patka preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

turpan černý preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Danish

Sortand preferred
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names
sortand
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Dutch; Flemish

Zwarte Zeeëend
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Zwarte Zee-eend preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
zwarte zee-eend
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names (prefers this name) and World Register of Marine Species (prefers this name)

Estonian

mustvaeras preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Faroese

Kolont preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

Mustalintu
prefer
Recognized by CITES
mustalintu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

French

Macreuse noire preferred
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names
macreuse noire preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and World Register of Marine Species

Galician

Pentumeiro preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Trauerente preferred
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names

Greek, Modern (1453-)

Ευρωπαϊκή Μαυρόπαπια preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Hebrew

קטיפנית מצויה preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

Fekete réce
prefer
Recognized by CITES
fekete réce preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Icelandic

Hrafnsönd preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Irish

Scótar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Italian

Orchetto marino preferred
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names
orchetto marino
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Japanese

クロガモ preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020
ヨーロッパクロガモ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kashubian

Bëkôcz preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Komi

Тюксей preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Korean

검둥오리 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Latvian

melnā pīle preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lithuanian

juodoji antis preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and World Register of Marine Species

Livvi

Meritedri preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Luxembourgish; Letzeburgesch

Schwaarz Mierint preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Manx

Thunnag ghob-chrottagh preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

North Frisian

Suart an preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Northern Sami

Njurggu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

Svartand preferred
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names
svartand preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and World Register of Marine Species

Persian

اردک سیاه preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Picard

Grisette preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

Markaczka
prefer
Recognized by CITES
markaczka (zwyczajna) preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
markaczka
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Portuguese

Pato-negro
prefer
Recognized by CITES
negrola preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

C&;&;&;&;&;
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Синьга preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
синьга
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names (prefers this name) and World Register of Marine Species
чёрный турпан
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
черный турпан
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Sakha

Буор атах анды preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Scots

Scots Deuk preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Scottish Gaelic

Lach bheag dhubh preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
scótar
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Serbian

Црни турпан preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Slovak

turpan čierny preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

Negrón Común
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Negrón común preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
črna raca preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and World Register of Marine Species
negrón común
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Swedish

Sjöorre
prefer
Recognized by CITES
sjöorre preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and World Register of Marine Species

Turkish

Bayağı kara ördek preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
kara ordek
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
kara ördek
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Ukrainian

синьга preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Синьга
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Welsh

môr-hwyaden ddu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
mor-hwyaden ddu
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Arz

اسقطور شائع preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

En Ca

Common Scoter preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

En Gb

Common Scoter preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Mrj

Шим лыды preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pt Br

Pato-preto preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Melanitta nigra (Linnaeus 1758)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Archosauromorpha
Archosauria
Dinosauria
Saurischia
Theropoda
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria
Maniraptoriformes
Maniraptora
Aves
Ornithurae
Neornithes
Neognathae
Galloanserae
Anseriformes
Anatidae
Melanitta Boie & F 1822
Melanitta nigra (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Melanitta americana (Swainson 1832)
Melanitta ceruttii Chandler 1990
Melanitta deglandi (Bonaparte 1850)
Melanitta fusca (Linnaeus 1758)
Melanitta perspicillata (Linnaeus 1758)
Melanitta stejnegeri (Ridgway 1887)

Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Aves
Anseriformes
Anatidae Leach 1820
Melanitta F. Boie 1822
Melanitta nigra (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Melanitta americana (Swainson 1832)
Melanitta deglandi (Bonaparte 1850)
Melanitta fusca (Linnaeus 1758)
Melanitta perspicillata (Linnaeus 1758)
Melanitta stejnegeri (Ridgway 1887)

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Archosauromorpha
Archosauria
Dinosauria
Saurischia
Theropoda
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria
Maniraptoriformes
Maniraptora
Aves
Ornithurae
Neornithes
Neognathae
Galloanserae
Anseriformes
Anatidae
Melanitta Boie & F 1822
Melanitta nigra (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Melanitta americana (Swainson 1832)
Melanitta ceruttii Chandler 1990
Melanitta deglandi (Bonaparte 1850)
Melanitta fusca (Linnaeus 1758)
Melanitta perspicillata (Linnaeus 1758)
Melanitta stejnegeri (Ridgway 1887)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Archosauromorpha
Archosauria
Dinosauria
Saurischia
Theropoda
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria
Maniraptoriformes
Maniraptora
Paraves
Aves
Ornithurae
Neornithes
Neognathae
Galloanserae
Anseriformes
Anatidae
Melanitta Boie & F 1822
Melanitta nigra (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Melanitta americana (Swainson 1832)
Melanitta deglandi (Bonaparte 1850)
Melanitta fusca (Linnaeus 1758)
Melanitta perspicillata (Linnaeus 1758)

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Aves
Anseriformes
Anatidae
Melanitta Boie 1822
Melanitta nigra (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Melanitta nigra americana (Swainson 1832)
Melanitta nigra nigra
Melanitta ceruttii Chandler 1990
Melanitta fusca (Linnaeus 1758)
Melanitta perspicillata (Linnaeus 1758)

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Aves
Anseriformes
Anatidae Leach 1820
Melanitta F. Boie 1822
Melanitta nigra (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Melanitta americana (Swainson 1832)
Melanitta deglandi (Bonaparte 1850)
Melanitta fusca (Linnaeus 1758)
Melanitta perspicillata (Linnaeus 1758)
Melanitta stejnegeri (Ridgway 1887)

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Aves
Anseriformes
Anatidae
Melanitta nigra (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Aix galericulata (Linnaeus 1758)
Aix sponsa (Linnaeus 1758)
Alopochen aegyptiaca (Linnaeus 1766)
Amazonetta brasiliensis (Gmelin 1789)
Anas bernieri (Hartlaub 1860)
Anas capensis Gmelin 1789
Anas fulvigula Ridgway 1874
Anas gracilis Buller 1869
Anas laysanensis Rothschild 1892
Anas luzonica Fraser 1839
Anas melleri P. L. Sclater 1865
Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus 1758
Anas rubripes Brewster 1902
Anas sparsa Eyton 1838
Anas superciliosa Gmelin 1789
Anas undulata Dubois 1839
Anas wyvilliana Sclater 1878
Anser albifrons (Scopoli 1769)
Anser anser (Linnaeus 1758)
Anser brachyrhynchus Baillon 1834
Anser caerulescens (Linnaeus 1758)
Anser canagicus (Sevastianov 1802)
Anser cygnoid (Linnaeus 1758)
Anser erythropus (Linnaeus 1758)
Anser fabalis (Latham 1787)
Anser indicus (Latham 1790)
Anser rossii (Cassin 1861)
Asarcornis scutulata (S. Müller 1842)
Biziura lobata (Shaw 1796)
Branta bernicla (Linnaeus 1758)
Branta canadensis (Linnaeus 1758)
Branta leucopsis (Bechstein 1803)
Branta ruficollis (Pallas 1769)
Branta sandvicensis (Vigors 1834)
Cairina moschata (Linnaeus 1758)
Callonetta leucophrys (Vieillot 1816)
Cereopsis novaehollandiae Latham 1801
Chenonetta jubata (Latham 1801)
Chloephaga hybrida (Molina 1782)
Chloephaga melanoptera (Eyton 1838)
Chloephaga picta (Gmelin 1789)
Chloephaga poliocephala Sclater 1857
Chloephaga rubidiceps P. L. Sclater 1861
Coscoroba coscoroba (Molina 1782)
Cyanochen cyanoptera (Rüppell 1845)
Cygnus atratus (Latham 1790)
Cygnus buccinator Richardson 1832
Cygnus columbianus (Ord 1815)
Cygnus cygnus (Linnaeus 1758)
Cygnus melancoryphus (Molina 1782)
Cygnus olor (Gmelin 1789)
Dendrocygna arborea (Linnaeus 1758)
Dendrocygna arcuata (Horsfield 1824)
Dendrocygna autumnalis (Linnaeus 1758)
Dendrocygna bicolor (Vieillot 1816)
Dendrocygna eytoni (Eyton 1838)
Dendrocygna guttata Schlegel 1866
Dendrocygna javanica (Horsfield 1821)
Dendrocygna viduata (Linnaeus 1766)
Heteronetta atricapilla (Merrem 1841)
Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos (Gmelin 1789)
Lophonetta specularioides King 1828
Mareca americana (Gmelin 1789)
Mareca falcata (Georgi 1775)
Mareca penelope (Linnaeus 1758)
Mareca sibilatrix (Poeppig 1829)
Mareca strepera (Linnaeus 1758)
Merganetta armata Gould 1842
Neochen jubata (Spix 1825)
Nettapus auritus (Boddaert 1783)
Nettapus coromandelianus (Gmelin 1789)
Nettapus pulchellus Gould 1842
Nomonyx dominicus (Linnaeus 1766)
Oxyura australis Gould 1836
Oxyura leucocephala (Scopoli 1769)
Oxyura maccoa (Eyton 1838)
Oxyura vittata (Philippi 1860)
Plectropterus gambensis (Linnaeus 1766)
Pteronetta hartlaubii (Cassin 1859)
Radjah radjah (Lesson 1828)
Salvadorina waigiuensis Rothschild & Hartert 1894
Spatula clypeata (Linnaeus 1758)
Spatula cyanoptera (Vieillot 1816)
Spatula discors (Linnaeus 1766)
Spatula platalea (Vieillot 1816)
Spatula rhynchotis (Latham 1801)
Spatula smithii Hartert 1891
Speculanas specularis King 1828
Stictonetta naevosa (Gould 1841)
Tachyeres brachypterus (Gmelin 1789)
Tachyeres leucocephalus Humphrey & Thompson 1981
Tachyeres patachonicus (King 1828)
Tachyeres pteneres (Forster 1844)
Tadorna cana (Gmelin 1789)
Tadorna cristata (Kuroda 1917)
Tadorna ferruginea (Pallas 1764)
Tadorna tadorna (Linnaeus 1758)
Tadorna tadornoides Jardine & Selby 1828
Tadorna variegata (Gmelin 1789)
Thalassornis leuconotus Eyton 1838
72 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Sauropsida
Sauria
Archelosauria
Archosauria
Dinosauria
Saurischia
Theropoda
Coelurosauria
Aves
Neognathae
Galloanserae
Anseriformes
Anatidae
Anatinae
Melanitta
Melanitta nigra (this page)
Melanitta americana
Melanitta fusca
Melanitta perspicillata

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Aves
Neognathae
Galloanserae
Anseriformes
Anatoidea
Anatidae
Anatinae
Melanitta
Melanitta nigra (this page)
Melanitta nigra americana
Melanitta americana
Melanitta deglandi
Melanitta fusca
Melanitta perspicillata
Melanitta stejnegeri

World Register of Marine Species

Animalia
Chordata
Aves
Anseriformes
Anatidae
Melanitta
Melanitta nigra (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Melanitta americana (Swainson 1832)
Melanitta deglandi (Bonaparte 1850)
Melanitta deglandi deglandi (Bonaparte 1850)
Melanitta deglandi stejnegeri (Ridgway 1887)
Melanitta fusca (Linnaeus 1758)
Melanitta perspicillata (Linnaeus 1758)
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