Common Scoter
Melanitta nigra
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusMelanitta (Scoters)
- SpeciesMelanitta nigra (Common Scoter)
Closest Relatives at Wadden Sea National Park
Velvet Scoter
Melanitta fusca
American White-winged Scoter
Melanitta deglandi
Surf Scoter
Melanitta perspicillata
Black Scoter
Melanitta americana
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadorna
Barnacle Goose
Branta leucopsis
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligula
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelope
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Common Eider
Somateria mollissima
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 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 |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Common Scoter in Wadden Sea National Park?
About 10% of visitor-days record a Common Scoter sighting in Wadden Sea National Park, based on 1262 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Scoter in Wadden Sea National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Common Scoter in Wadden Sea National Park in our monthly data.