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Surf Scoter

Melanitta perspicillata (Linnaeus, C 1758)

The surf scoter is a large sea duck native to North America. Adult males are almost entirely black with characteristic white patches on the forehead and the nape and adult females are slightly smaller and browner. Surf scoters breed in Northern Canada and Alaska and winter along the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of North America. Those diving ducks mainly feed on benthic invertebrates, mussels representing an important part of their diet. Source: Wikipedia




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

Original description

Citation:
  (Linnaeus, C 1758)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 10 1 p.125

Protonym:
  Anas perspicillata

Type locality:
  Hudson Bay, ex Edwards.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/143/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  624078BAC17F8111

Avibase ID:
  avibase-624078BA

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/624078BA

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 175170

Geographic range:

  • Melanitta perspicillata: breeds northern North America; winters to Baja California and southern USA
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Surf Scoter
Catalan:
Ànec negre frontblanc
Czech:
turpan pestrozobý
Danish:
Brilleand
German:
Brillenente
Spanish:
Negrón Careto
Spanish (Spain):
Negrón Careto
Finnish:
pilkkaniska
French:
Macreuse à front blanc
Croatian:
lisasta patka
Hungarian:
Pápaszemes réce
Icelandic:
Krákönd
Italian:
Orco marino dagli occhiali
Japanese (romaji):
aranamikinkuro
Japanese:
アラナミキンクロ
Lithuanian:
Baltakaktė nuodegulė
Dutch:
Brilzee-eend
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Brilleand
Norwegian:
Brilleand
Polish:
uhla pstrodzioba
Portuguese:
negrola-de-lunetas
Portuguese (Portugal):
Negrola-de-lunetas
Russian:
Пестроносый турпан
Slovak:
turpan okuliarnatý
Serbian:
Lisasti turpan
Swedish:
vitnackad svärta
Ukrainian:
Турпан білолобий
Chinese:
斑头海番鸭
Chinese (Traditional):
斑頭海番鴨

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Surf Scoter ( Melanitta perspicillata)
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Surf Scoter ( Melanitta perspicillata)
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (1886):
Surf Scoter ( Oidemia perspicillata)
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 1st suppl.):
Surf Scoter ( Oidemia perspicillata)
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 2nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 3rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 4th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 5th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 6th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 7th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (1895):
Surf Scoter ( Oidemia perspicillata)
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 8th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 9th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 10th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 11th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 12th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 13th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 14th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 15th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (1910):
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American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 16th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 17th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 18th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (1931):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 19th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 20th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 21st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 28th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 31st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (1957):
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American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 32nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 33rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 34th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition):
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British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition, incl. Jan 2009 suppl.):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Macreuse à front blanc ( Melanitta perspicillata)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Macreuse à front blanc ( Melanitta perspicillata)
Clements 1st edition:
Surf Scoter ( Melanitta perspicillata)
Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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Oriental Bird Club:
Surf Scoter ( Melanitta perspicillata)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Melanitta perspicillata
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Melanitta perspicillata
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Melanitta perspicillata
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Melanitta perspicillata
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Melanitta perspicillata

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Species status: full species

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Asturian: Zapateru caretu
Belarusian: Пярэстадзюбы свірок
Bulgarian: Очилата потапница, Черна потапница
Breton: An duanenn vailh, Duanenn vailh
Catalan: Ànec negre americà, Ànec negre frontblanc
Chipewyan: toolsee
Cree: apshisit kaske teooseep
Cree, Plains: apshisit kaske teooseep
Czech: Turpan brýlový, Turpan pestrozobý
Welsh: Môr-hwyaden yr ewyn
Danish: Brilleand
German: Brillenente
Greek: Αμερικανική Μαυρόπαπια, Παρδαλόραμφη πάπια
English: Red-billed Scoter, Skunkhead Coot, Skunk-headed coot, Spotty-nosed Scoter, Surf Duck, Surf Scoter
English, HBW: Surf Scoter
English (IOC): Surf Scoter
English (United States): Surf Scoter
Esperanto: Okulvitra maranaso
Spanish: Ánade marino de las rompientes, Negerón Careto, Negreta de Marejada, Negreta Nuca Blanca, negreta nuca-blanca, Negrón Careto, Negrón Costero
Spanish (Spain): Negrón Careto
Spanish (HBW): Negrón careto
Inupiatun, North Alaskan: tuuníaaíruk
Spanish (Mexico): Negreta de Marejada, negreta nuca blanca, negreta nuca-blanca
Estonian: prillvaeras
Basque: Ahatebeltz kopetazuria, Ànec negre americà
Finnish: Pilkkaniska
Faroese: Nakkahvít kolont
French: Macreuse à front blanc, Macreuse à lunette, Macreuse à lunettes
Frisian: Brilsee-ein
Irish: Scótar Toinne
Galician: Ànec negre americà, Mourelo careto, Pentumeiro careto
Manx: Thunnag y tonn
Hebrew: קטיפנית משברים
Croatian: lisasta patka
Hungarian: Pápaszemes réce
Icelandic: Krákönd
Italian: Anitra dal becco largo, Anitra del becco largo, Edemia, Orco dagli occhiali, Orco marino dagli occhiali, Orco marino occhiali
Japanese (romaji): ara-nami kin-kuro, aranamikinkuro, Aranami-kinkuro
Japanese: アラナミキンクロ
Japanese (Kanji): 荒波金黒
Kirghiz: чаар тумшук турпан
Scientific: Anas perspicillata, Melanitta perspicillata, Oidemia perspicillata, Oidemia trowbridgii, Pelionetta trowbridgii
Luxembourgish: Brëllemierint
Lithuanian: Baltakaktė nuodegulė, Baltakaktė nuodėgulė
Latvian: bangu pīle
Macedonian: Бранова црнка
Montagnais (Innu-aimun): mitshikutan, papukutshat
Dutch: Brilzee-eend, Brilzeeëend, Brilzeeend, Brilzeeüend
Norwegian Nynorsk: Brilleand
Norwegian: Brilleand
Polish: Uhla amerykanska, Uhla amerykańska, uhla pstrodzioba
Pinyin: bān-tóu hǎi-fān-yā
Portuguese: Negrola-de-lunetas, Pato-careto
Portuguese (Portugal): Negrola-de-lunetas
Rhaeto-Romance: Anda dals egliers
Romanian: Raţă cu ochelari
Russian: красноклювый турпан, Пестроносый турпан, Турпан пестроносый
Northern Sami: Dielkoskoarra
Slovak: Turpan okuliarnatý
Slovenian: očalarka
Albanian: Rosa e zezë sqepgjërë
Serbian: Lisasti turpan
Swedish: Vitnackad svärta
Turkish: Yamalı Ördek
Ukrainian: Турпан білолобий
Kalmyk: һалзн әңгр
Chinese: 斑头海番鸭
Chinese (Traditional): 斑頭海番鴨

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