What is Scoter?
There are many different types of ducks, each with its own different features and features, and Scoter is just one type in the world. They are large seaducks that are endemic for Europe, Asia and North America. All Scoters belong to the scientific classification family Melanitt , which is further divided into several subgenera containing five different types of ducks.
Black Scoter or American Scoter ( melanitta Americana ) is originally from North America. These ducks behave within the far northern reach of the continent, including parts of Canada and Alaska, but they spend winters in a milder climate of the southern United States and Mexico. It measures approximately 16 to 19 inches (40.64 to 48.26 centimeters) long, weighing £ 2 to £ 2.5 (0.90 to 1.13 kilograms). This type is black to dark brown with a yellow account. They are closely associated with a common scoter and are half of the subgenus oidemia .
ordinary scoters ( melanitta nigra ) grow slightly larger than their American cousins and mMusic up to 21.25 inches (53.97 centimeters) long. Melanitta nigra comes from Europe and parts of Asia. Birds are black to dark brown with a small tinge yellow around their nostril.
Subgenus melanitta consists of three species: Surf scotter ( melanitta persicallata ), Velvet Scoter ( melanitta fusca ) and the white wing Scoter ( Menitta Deglandi ). All three birds have a similar size and shape to their relatives in subgenus oidemia . The main difference between the two groups is that the types of velvet, surfing and white wings have white pieces in feathers, a feature that is missing in American and common melanitta .
Melanitta persispillata is originally from the north America and has a similar range as melanitta Americana . Like other birds in this kind, they are primarily brown or black. Unlike Melanitta Americana has a surf Scotter around his neck and forehead stains of white feathers. Duck accounts are yellow with white spots.
ducks belonging to Melanitta Fusco species prefer Europe, Asia and parts of the slight Zone of the Middle East. Velvet species measures up to about 23 inches (58.42 centimeters) long and can weigh up to 3 pounds (1.36 kilograms). Especially black or brown has this species around the eye and on the wings of a white feathers. Melanitta Fusco ducks also have a strong yellow account with a black base.
The largest of all melanitta ducks, Melanitta deglandi lives in North America and Canada. This duck weighs up to 4 pounds (1.81 kilograms) and measures just over 23.5 inches (59.69 centimeters). White-Winged Scoters look like Velvets, but have an extremely different geographical range, making the confusion of both species impossible.