. . . . . "The Black scoter or American scoter (Melanitta americana), is a large species of scoter, 43 to 49 cm (17 to 19 in) in length. Together with the common scoter (Melanitta nigra), it forms the subgenus Oidemia; the two are sometimes considered conspecific, the black scoter then being referred to as Melanitta nigra americana. Its French name, used in parts of its Canadian range, is macreuse noire (also meaning \"black scoter\")."@en . "American Scoter"@en . . "Near Threatened"@en . "Male"@en . . . . . "The Black scoter or American scoter (Melanitta americana), is a large species of scoter, 43 to 49 cm (17 to 19 in) in length. Together with the common scoter (Melanitta nigra), it forms the subgenus Oidemia; the two are sometimes considered conspecific, the black scoter then being referred to as Melanitta nigra americana. Its French name, used in parts of its Canadian range, is macreuse noire (also meaning \"black scoter\")."@en . . . "north of North America in Labrador and Newfoundland to the southeast Hudson Bay. It also occurs on the Siberian side of the Bering Straits east of the Yana River."@en . . "NT"@en . "Oidemia"@en . "Melanitta americana"@en . . . . . . . "Black Scoter"@en . "Black Scoter"@en . .