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Melanitta americana (Swainson 1832)

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Melanitta americana (Swainson 1832)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from IOC World Bird List
Melanitta americana
Species recognized by wikipedia NL, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia FI, wikipedia NO, wikipedia CA, wikipedia SV, Bermuda Species List, Canada Species List, Denmark Species List, Finland Species List, Iceland Species List, Norway Species List, Russia Species List, Sweden Species List, United Kingdom Species List, Japan Species List, wikipedia EU, wikipedia CY, Mexico Species List, Barents Sea Species List, Bay of Fundy Species List, Beaufort Sea Species List, Bering Sea Species List, Chukchi Sea Species List, Davis Strait Species List, Gulf of Alaska Species List, Gulf of Finland Species List, Gulf of Mexico Species List, Gulf of St Lawrence 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, Northwestern Passages Species List, North Sea Species List, Sea of Japan Species List, Philippine Sea Species List, Sea of Okhostk Species List, wikipedia AZ, wikipedia ET, NCBI, wikipedia EO, wikipedia emerging languages, and United States Species List
Melanitta americana
Recognized by Arctic Birds and Furui 2020
Melanitta americana (Swainson 1832)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Melanitta americana
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikimedia Commons, xeno canto America, Global Biotic Interactions, iNaturalist data coverage, Wikipedia (inferred records), and GGBN data coverage
Melanitta americana
Recognized by PlanetScott, BHL data coverage, and Flickr Group
Melanitta americana (Swainson 1832)
Species recognized by IUCN, Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024, iNaturalist, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, World Register of Marine Species, GBIF data coverage, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3, and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Alternative Names

Oidemia americana
Synonym according to NCBI
Melanitta nigra americana (Swainson 1832)
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Melanitta nigra americana (Swainson 1832)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Oidemia americana Swainson 1832
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Oidemia americana Swainson 1832
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Common Names

English

Black Scoter
prefer
Recognized by PlanetScott, Wikidata Common Names (prefers this name), and xeno canto America
American Scoter preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
black scoter
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and World Register of Marine Species

Azerbaijani

Amerika qılquyruğu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

Черна потапница preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

ànec negre americà preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

黑海番鸭 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Croatian

američka crna patka preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Danish

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

Dutch; Flemish

Amerikaanse Zee-eend preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
amerikaanse zee-eend
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Amerikaanse zee-eend
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Esperanto

Amerika maranaso preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Estonian

ida-mustvaeras preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

amerikanmustalintu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

French

Macreuse à bec jaune preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
macreuse à bec jaune preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and World Register of Marine Species

German

Pazifiktrauerente preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

קטיפנית שחורה מצויה preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

nyerges réce preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Irish

Scótar Meiriceánach preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Italian

Orchetto marino americano preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

クロガモ preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020, Wikidata Common Names, and World Register of Marine Species

Korean

검둥오리 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Latvian

Amerikas melnā pīle preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lithuanian

amerikinė juodoji antis preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Livvi

Amerikanmeritedri preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

Amerikasvartand preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

اردک آمریکایی preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

markaczka amerykańska preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

Американская синьга preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sakha

Америка буор атах андыта preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Slovak

turpan americký preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

Negrón americano preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swedish

amerikansk sjöorre preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Amerikansk sjöorre
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Vietnamese

Vịt Scoter đen preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

بلاك سكوت preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Cn

黑海番鸭 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

黑海番鴨 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Melanitta americana (Swainson 1832)

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 americana (Swainson 1832) (this page)
Melanitta ceruttii Chandler 1990
Melanitta deglandi (Bonaparte 1850)
Melanitta fusca (Linnaeus 1758)
Melanitta nigra (Linnaeus 1758)
Melanitta perspicillata (Linnaeus 1758)
Melanitta stejnegeri (Ridgway 1887)

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

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

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Melanitta americana (Swainson 1832) (this page)
Melanitta ceruttii Chandler 1990
Melanitta deglandi (Bonaparte 1850)
Melanitta fusca (Linnaeus 1758)
Melanitta nigra (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 americana (Swainson 1832) (this page)
Melanitta deglandi (Bonaparte 1850)
Melanitta fusca (Linnaeus 1758)
Melanitta nigra (Linnaeus 1758)
Melanitta perspicillata (Linnaeus 1758)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Melanitta americana (Swainson 1832) (this page)
Melanitta ceruttii Chandler 1990
Melanitta deglandi (Bonaparte 1850)
Melanitta fusca (Linnaeus 1758)
Melanitta nigra (Linnaeus 1758)
Melanitta perspicillata (Linnaeus 1758)
Melanitta stejnegeri (Ridgway 1887)

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

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

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Aves
Anseriformes
Anatidae
Melanitta americana (Swainson 1832) (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 americana (this page)
Melanitta fusca
Melanitta nigra
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 americana (this page)
Melanitta deglandi
Melanitta fusca
Melanitta nigra
Melanitta perspicillata
Melanitta stejnegeri

World Register of Marine Species

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