Taxonomic status:

Species status: nominal subspecies

This taxon is a subspecies of Melanitta deglandi

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Catalan: Ànec fosc americà
Danish: Amerikansk Fløjlsand
German: Samtente
English: Velvet Scoter, White-winged Scoter, White-winged Scoter (deglandi), White-winged Scoter (North American)
Estonian: ameerika tõmmuvaeras
French: Macreuse à ailes blanches, Macreuse à ailes blanches (deglandi), Macreuse à ailes blanches (nominal), Macreuse à ailes blanches (nominale), Macreuse à ailes blanches (race nominale), Macreuse brune
Hebrew: קטיפנית שחומה
Italian: Orco marino del Pacifico
Khakas: Пугур аас хара öртек
Scientific: Anas fusca, Melanitta deglandi, Melanitta deglandi deglandi, Melanitta fusca deglandi, Melanitta fusca fusca, Melanitta hornschuchii, Melanitta megapus, Melanitta megapus, Melanitta platyrhyncha, Oedemia deglandi, Oidemia deglandi deglandi, Platypus hornschuchii
Mongolian: Дорт нугас
Dutch: Grote Zee-eend
Polish: uhla amerykanska
Russian: Горбоносый турпан
Slovak: turpan nosorohý
Tuvinian: Тышпан