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Siberian Scoter

Melanitta stejnegeri (Ridgway, R 1887)

Stejneger's scoter, also known as the Siberian scoter, is a large sea duck. The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek melas "black" and netta "duck". Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Anseriformes
Family:
  Anatidae
Genus:
   Melanitta
Scientific:
  Melanitta stejnegeri


Original description

Citation:
  (Ridgway, R 1887)

Reference:
   Man. N. Amer. Birds

Protonym:
  Oidemia stejnegeri

Type locality:
  Kamchatka to Japan.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/103568#page/134/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  1A601D86C048CBAA

Avibase ID:
  avibase-1A601D86

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/1A601D86


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 714738

Geographic range:

  • Melanitta stejnegeri: breeds Yenisey Basin to Kamchatka (central and eastern Siberia), northeastern Kazakhstan, and northern and western Mongolia; winters to Kuril and Commander islands (southeastern Russia), coasts of Japan, and eastern Korean Peninsula (northeastern Pacific)
English:
Siberian Scoter
Catalan:
Ànec fosc siberià
Czech:
turpan sibiřský
Danish:
Sibirisk Fløjlsand
German:
Kamtschatkasamtente
Spanish:
Negrón siberiano
Spanish (Spain):
Negrón siberiano
Finnish:
kyhmypilkkasiipi (stejnegeri)
French:
Macreuse de Sibérie
Croatian:
sibirska patka
Icelandic:
Surtönd
Italian:
Orco marino di Stejneger
Japanese:
ビロードキンクロ
Lithuanian:
sibirinė nuodėgulė
Dutch:
Aziatische Grote Zee-eend
Norwegian:
sibirsjøorre
Polish:
uhla azjatycka
Portuguese:
Negrola-d'asa-branca-siberiana
Portuguese (Portugal):
negrola-siberiana
Russian:
Горбоносый турпан
Slovak:
turpan bielokrídly
Serbian:
Sibirski belokrili turpan
Swedish:
sibirisk knölsvärta
Ukrainian:
турпан азійський
Chinese:
斑脸海番鸭


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.):
Stejneger's Scoter ( Melanitta stejnegeri) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.):
Stejneger's Scoter ( Melanitta stejnegeri) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum):
Stejneger's Scoter ( Melanitta stejnegeri) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.):
Stejneger's Scoter ( Melanitta stejnegeri) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.):
Stejneger's Scoter ( Melanitta stejnegeri) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.):
Stejneger's Scoter ( Melanitta stejnegeri) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.):
Stejneger's Scoter ( Melanitta stejnegeri) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Siberian Scoter ( Melanitta stejnegeri) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Siberian Scoter ( Melanitta stejnegeri) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Siberian Scoter ( Melanitta stejnegeri) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
White-winged Scoter (Siberian) ( Melanitta deglandi stejnegeri)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
White-winged Scoter (Siberian) ( Melanitta deglandi stejnegeri)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
White-winged Scoter (Siberian) ( Melanitta deglandi stejnegeri)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
White-winged Scoter (Siberian) ( Melanitta deglandi stejnegeri)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
White-winged Scoter (Siberian) ( Melanitta deglandi stejnegeri)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
White-winged Scoter (Siberian) ( Melanitta deglandi stejnegeri)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Siberian Scoter ( Melanitta stejnegeri) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Siberian Scoter ( Melanitta stejnegeri) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Asian White-winged Scoter ( Melanitta stejnegeri) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Asian White-winged Scoter ( Melanitta stejnegeri) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Asian White-winged Scoter ( Melanitta stejnegeri) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Asian White-winged Scoter ( Melanitta stejnegeri) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Siberian Scoter ( Melanitta stejnegeri) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Siberian Scoter ( Melanitta stejnegeri) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Siberian Scoter ( Melanitta stejnegeri) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Siberian Scoter ( Melanitta stejnegeri) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Siberian Scoter ( Melanitta stejnegeri) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Siberian Scoter ( Melanitta stejnegeri) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Siberian Scoter ( Melanitta stejnegeri) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Siberian Scoter ( Melanitta stejnegeri) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Siberian Scoter ( Melanitta stejnegeri) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Siberian Scoter ( Melanitta stejnegeri) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Siberian Scoter ( Melanitta stejnegeri) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Siberian Scoter ( Melanitta stejnegeri) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Siberian Scoter ( Melanitta stejnegeri) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Stejneger's Scoter ( Melanitta stejnegeri) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Stejneger's Scoter ( Melanitta stejnegeri) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Stejneger's Scoter ( Melanitta stejnegeri) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Stejneger's Scoter ( Melanitta stejnegeri) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Melanitta fusca stejnegeri [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Melanitta fusca stejnegeri [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Melanitta fusca stejnegeri [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Melanitta fusca stejnegeri [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Melanitta fusca stejnegeri [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Melanitta fusca stejnegeri [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Melanitta fusca stejnegeri [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Melanitta fusca stejnegeri [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Melanitta fusca stejnegeri [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Melanitta fusca stejnegeri [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Melanitta fusca stejnegeri [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Melanitta fusca stejnegeri [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Melanitta fusca stejnegeri [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Melanitta fusca stejnegeri [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Melanitta fusca stejnegeri [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Melanitta fusca stejnegeri [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Melanitta fusca stejnegeri [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Melanitta fusca stejnegeri [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Melanitta fusca stejnegeri [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Melanitta deglandi stejnegeri [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Stejneger's Scoter ( Melanitta stejnegeri) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
White-winged Scoter (Siberian) ( Melanitta fusca stejnegeri) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
White-winged Scoter (Siberian) ( Melanitta fusca stejnegeri) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
White-winged Scoter (Siberian) ( Melanitta fusca stejnegeri) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
White-winged Scoter (Siberian) ( Melanitta fusca stejnegeri) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
White-winged Scoter (Siberian) ( Melanitta fusca stejnegeri) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
White-winged Scoter (Siberian) ( Melanitta fusca stejnegeri) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
White-winged Scoter (Siberian) ( Melanitta fusca stejnegeri) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
White-winged Scoter (Siberian) ( Melanitta fusca stejnegeri) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
White-winged Scoter (Siberian) ( Melanitta deglandi stejnegeri) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Stejneger's Scoter ( Melanitta stejnegeri) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Stejneger's Scoter ( Melanitta stejnegeri) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Stejneger's Scoter ( Melanitta stejnegeri) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Stejneger's Scoter ( Melanitta stejnegeri) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Stejneger's Scoter ( Melanitta stejnegeri) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Melanitta fusca stejnegeri [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Melanitta fusca stejnegeri [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Melanitta fusca stejnegeri [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Melanitta fusca stejnegeri [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Melanitta fusca stejnegeri [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Melanitta fusca stejnegeri [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Melanitta fusca stejnegeri [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Melanitta fusca stejnegeri [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Melanitta fusca stejnegeri [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Melanitta fusca stejnegeri [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Melanitta fusca stejnegeri [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Melanitta fusca stejnegeri [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Melanitta fusca stejnegeri [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Siberian Scoter ( Melanitta stejnegeri) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Siberian Scoter ( Melanitta stejnegeri) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Siberian Scoter ( Melanitta stejnegeri) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Siberian Scoter ( Melanitta stejnegeri) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Melanitta deglandi stejnegeri [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Melanitta deglandi stejnegeri [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Melanitta deglandi stejnegeri [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Melanitta deglandi stejnegeri [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Melanitta deglandi stejnegeri [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Melanitta deglandi stejnegeri [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Melanitta deglandi stejnegeri [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Melanitta deglandi stejnegeri [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Melanitta deglandi stejnegeri [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Melanitta deglandi stejnegeri [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Melanitta deglandi stejnegeri [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Melanitta deglandi stejnegeri [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Melanitta deglandi stejnegeri [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Melanitta deglandi stejnegeri [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Melanitta deglandi stejnegeri [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Melanitta deglandi stejnegeri [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Melanitta deglandi stejnegeri [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Melanitta deglandi stejnegeri [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Melanitta deglandi stejnegeri [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Melanitta deglandi stejnegeri [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Melanitta deglandi stejnegeri [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Melanitta deglandi stejnegeri [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Melanitta deglandi stejnegeri [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Stejneger's Scoter ( Melanitta stejnegeri) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Stejneger's Scoter ( Melanitta stejnegeri) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Stejneger's Scoter ( Melanitta stejnegeri) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Stejneger's Scoter ( Melanitta stejnegeri) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Stejneger's Scoter ( Melanitta stejnegeri) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Stejneger's Scoter ( Melanitta stejnegeri) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Stejneger's Scoter ( Melanitta stejnegeri) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Stejneger's Scoter ( Melanitta stejnegeri) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Stejneger's Scoter ( Melanitta stejnegeri) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Stejneger's Scoter ( Melanitta stejnegeri) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Stejneger's Scoter ( Melanitta stejnegeri) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Melanitta fusca stejnegeri [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Melanitta fusca stejnegeri [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Melanitta fusca stejnegeri [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Melanitta deglandi stejnegeri [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Melanitta [deglandi or stejnegeri] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Arabic: بط اسقطور سيبيري
Asturian: Zapateru Siberianu
Bulgarian: Сибирска кадифена потапница
Catalan: Ànec fosc siberià
Czech: turpan sibiřský
Welsh: Môr-hwyaden Siberia
Danish: Asiatisk Fløjlsand, Fløjlsand (stejnegeri), Sibirisk Fløjlsand
German: Asiatische Samtente, Höckersamtente (stejnegeri), Kamtschatkasamtente, Samtente (stejnegeri), Sibirien Samtente, Weißschwingenente
Greek: Ασιατική βελoυδόπαπια
English: Asian White-winged Scoter, Asiatic Scoter, Asiatic White-winged Scoter, Siberian Scoter, Stejneger's Scoter, White-winged scoter, White-winged Scoter (Siberian)
English (United Kingdom): White-winged Scoter (Siberian)
English, HBW: Siberian Scoter
English (IOC): Stejneger's Scoter, White-winged Scoter (Siberian)
English (United States): Stejneger's Scoter
Esperanto: Siberia blankflugila maranaso
Spanish: Negreta Alas Blancas (stejnegeri), Negrón aliblanco siberiano, Negrón Especulado (siberiano), Negrón siberiano
Spanish (Spain): Negrón aliblanco siberiano, Negrón Especulado (stejnegeri), Negrón siberiano
Spanish (HBW): White-winged Scoter (Siberian)
Spanish (Mexico): Negreta Alas Blancas (stejnegeri), Negreta Alas Blancas Americana (stejnegeri), Negreta Alas Blancas de Stejneger
Estonian: siberi tõmmuvaeras
Basque: Ahatebeltz hegalzuri siberiarra
Finnish: kyhmypilkkasiipi (alalaji stejnegeri), kyhmypilkkasiipi (stejnegeri)
French: Macreuse à ailes blanches (stejnegeri), Macreuse à ailes blanches de Sibérie, Macreuse brune (forme de Sibérie), Macreuse brune (Sibérie), Macreuse brune (stejnegeri), Macreuse de Sibérie, Macreuse de Stejneger
Frisian: Aziatyske grutte see-ein
Irish: Scótar Sibéarach
Galician: Mourelo siberiano, Pentumeiro de á branca siberiano
Hebrew: קטיפנית לבנת-כנף (סיבירית), קטיפנית סיבירית
Croatian: Azijska patka kulašica, sibirska patka
Hungarian: Füstös réce (Szibériai)
Icelandic: Kolönd (stejnegeri), Surtönd
Italian: Orco marino asiatico, Orco marino di Stejneger
Japanese (romaji): yo-roppabiro-dokinkuro (stejnegeri)
Japanese: アメリカビロードキンクロ (stejnegeri), ビロードキンクロ, ヨーロッパビロードキンクロ (stejnegeri)
Mongolian, Halh: монхдой
Korean: 검둥오리사촌, 검둥오리사촌 (stejnegeri)
Scientific: Melanitta deglandi stejnegeri, Melanitta fusca stejnegeri, Melanitta stejnegeri, Melanitte fusca stejnegeri, Oidemia stejnegeri
Lithuanian: Baltasparnė nuodegulė (stejnegeri), sibirinė nuodėgulė
Latvian: Āzijas pīle
Mongolian: монхдой, Тольт монхдой
Dutch: Aziatische Grote Zee-eend, Grote Zee-eend (stejnegeri)
Norwegian: Knoppsjøorre, knoppsjøorre (stejnegeri), sibirsjøorre, sjøorre (stejnegeri)
Polish: uhla azjatycka, uhla garbonosa (ssp. stejnegeri)
Portuguese: Negrola-d'asa-branca-siberiana
Portuguese (Portugal): Negrola-d'asa-branca (stejnegeri), Negrola-de-degland (stejnegeri), Negrola-de-stejneger, negrola-siberiana
Rhaeto-Romance: Anda da l’ala alva da la Sibiria
Russian: Горбоносый турпан, Турпан горбоносый (stejnegeri)
Yakut: анды, күөл андыта, хокуора анды
Northern Sami: Sibirjjáskoarra
Slovak: turpan bielokrídly
Serbian: Azijski baršunasti turpan, Belokrili turpan (sibirski), Sibirski belokrili turpan
Swedish: knölsvärta (stejnegeri), sibirisk knölsvärta
Turkish: Amerika Kadife Ördeği (stejnegeri), Kadife Ördek (stejnegeri), Stejneger ördeği
Ukrainian: турпан азійський
Chinese: 斑脸海帆鸭, 斑脸海番鸭, 斑脸海番鸭(西伯利亚), 黑胁斑脸海番鸭
Chinese (Traditional): 斑脸海番鸭(西伯利亚)

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