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  • Synonyms Black Scoter (Eurasian), Black Scoter, European Common Scoter
  • Old latin name for bird Anas nigra, Oedemia nigra

Common Scoterbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, male, wing-beat, © Tero Linjama
    Finland
  • 2.
    Flight call, © Tim Jones
    United Kingdom
  • 3.
    Call, song, © Stein Ø. Nilsen
    Norway
  • 4.
    Call, flight call, nocturnal flight call, © Mark Pearson
    United Kingdom
  • 5.
    Nocturnal flight call, © Ricardo Hevia
    Spain
  • 6.
    Call, © Terje Kolaas
    Norway
  • 7.
    Call, © Jarek Matusiak
    Estonia
  • 8.
    Wing-beat, © Tero Linjama
    Finland
  • 9.
    Flight call, © Teet Sirotkin
    Sweden
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Common Scoter

  • Breeding region Eurasia
  • Breeding subregion se Greenland, Iceland, Scotland, and n, w Scandinavia to Olenyok River (nc Siberia)
  • Non breeding region to Baltic and North sea coasts, and Atlantic coast to nw Africa

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AlbanianRosa e zezë
ArmenianՍև տուրպան
Azerbaijanisingə qılquyruğu, Sinqə, Sinqə qılquyruq, Qara qılquyruq
BasqueAhatebeltz arrunt, Ahatebeltz, Ahatebeltz arrunta, Ànec negre
BelarusianНырок-сіньга, Нырок-сiньга
BretonDuanenn voutin, An duanenn boutin
BulgarianТраурна потапница
CatalanMorell de mar negre, Ànnera negra, ànec negre comú, Ànec negre
Chinese普通海番鸭, [hei hai-fan-ya], 黑海番鸭, 黑海帆鸭
Chinese (Traditional)黑海番鴨, 黑海番鴨〔普通海番鴨〕
Chuvashсиньга, хура кăвакал
CornishMor-hos du
Croatiancrna patka
CzechTurpan cerný, turpan černý, Kachna černá, dř. kachna černá
DanishSortand
DutchZwarte zeeëend, Zwarte Zeeüend, Zwarte Zee-eend, Zwarte Zeeend
EsperantoNigra maranaso
Estonianmustvaeras
FaroeseKolont
Finnishmustalintu
FrenchMacreuse à bec jaune, Macreuse noire
FrisianSwarte see-ein
GalicianÀnec negre, Mourelo común, Pentumeiro común, Pentumeiro
Georgianჩვეულებრივი გარიელა
GermanTrauerente, Pazifische Trauerente, Amerikanische Trauerente
Greek(Ευρωπαϊκή) Μαυρόπαπια, Μαυρόπαπια
Hebrewקטיפנית שחורה
Hungarianfekete réce, Feketeréce
IcelandicHrafnsönd
Irishscótar dubh, Scótar
ItalianOrchetto marino
Japaneseクロトリ, ヨーロッパクロガモ, クロガモ
KazakhҚара тұрпан, көктыран
Korean검둥오리
Latvianmelnā pīle, Jūras teteris, Melnā tumšpīle
Lithuanianjuodoji antis
LuxembourgishSchwaarz Mierint
MacedonianОбична црнка
Maltesepapra bellusija, Borka Sewda
ManxThunnag ghob chrottagh, Thunnag ghob-chrottagh
Northern SamiNjurggu, Njurgu
Norwegiansvartand
Norwegian NynorskSvartand
Persianسیاه‌اردک معمولی, سیاه ‌اردک معمولی, اسکوتر سیاه , اسکوتر سیاه (اردک سیاه)
Polishmarkaczka, markaczka (zwyczajna), Markaczka amerykańska, markaczka zwyczajna
PortugueseNegrola, pato negro, Pato-negro, Pato-preto, negrola-preta
RomanianRaţă negricioasă, Rață negricioasă, Raţă neagră, Rață neagră
Romanshanda naira
RussianСиньга обыкновенная, черный турпан, Синьга турпан, Cиньга, Синьга
Serbianturpan, Crni turpan, Црна пловка, Crna plovka, Турпан
Slovakturpan čierny
Sloveniančrna raca, crna raca
SpanishNegrón común
Swedishsjöorre
Tatarурман-тундра күлләре чумгалагы
TurkishKara Ördek
Turkmengögümtil ördek
Ukrainianсиньга євразійська, Синьга
WelshMôr-hwyaden ddu, Hwyaden ddu, For hwyad ddu, Môr-hwyaden America