Common Scoter – Melanitta nigra
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Observations in Finland
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Observations
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Species card
Checklist
FinBIF master checklist
Scientific name
Melanitta nigra
Author
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Vernacular names
- mustalintu (Finnish)
- sjöorre (Swedish)
- Common Scoter (English)
Identifier
http://tun.fi/MX.26429
Taxon rank
species
Occurrence in Finland
Published from Finland
Status in Finland
- Stable population
- BirdLife Category A
- Regular breeder
Regulatory Status
EU Directive on Conservation of Wild Birds Annex II/B ? EU Directive on Conservation of Wild Birds Annex III/B ? Migratory birds of the EU Birds Directive ? Regionally Threatened 2020 - 3b Middle boreal, Northern Carelia–Kainuu ? Regionally Threatened 2020 - 3c Middle boreal, Southwestern Lapland ?
Finnish Regional Red List Category
- 2019 LC – Least Concern
- 2015 LC – Least Concern
- 2010 LC – Least Concern
- 2000 NT – Near Threatened
Expert
- Jari Valkama
DNA barcode sequences
Informal groups
- Birds
- Waterbirds
Taxon information in machine-readable form
Subordinate taxa