Common Scoter
Melanitta nigra
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusMelanitta (Scoters)
- SpeciesMelanitta nigra (Common Scoter)
Closest Relatives at Cairngorms National Park
Velvet Scoter
Melanitta fusca
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula
Common Teal
Anas crecca
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligula
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
Mute Swan
Cygnus olor
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelope
Pink-footed Goose
Anser brachyrhynchus
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
Whooper Swan
Cygnus cygnus
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Common Scoter at Cairngorms National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vatnajokull National Park | 🇮🇸 Iceland | |
| 2 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 5 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 6 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 7 | Gauja National Park | 🇱🇻 Latvia | |
| 8 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |