Common Scoter – Melanitta nigra
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Observations in Finland
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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
Administrative status
EU Directive on Conservation of Wild Birds Annex II/2 ? EU Directive on Conservation of Wild Birds Annex III/2 ?
Conservation status in Finland
- 2019 LC – Least Concern
- 2015 LC – Least Concern
- 2010 LC – Least Concern
- 2000 NT – Near Threatened
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- Jari Valkama
Number of DNA barcodes
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