Stejneger’s Scoter

Melanitta stejnegeri (Ridgway, 1887) 2153
Family: Anseriformes > Anatidae

Stejneger’s Scoter is the eastern counterpart of Velvet Scoter and forms a triplet of species with the North American sister species, the White-winged Scoter. Stejneger’s Scoters breed in northeast Asia, wintering in the eastern seabird of Asia and Siberia.

Over recent decades there have been several occurrences around the Baltic, perhaps indicative of a westward winter-range expansion. The first UK record was in the large scoter flocks of the Firth of Forth in southeast Scotland in 2022, with sightings in subsequent winters of presumably the same returning bird.

Identification

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Status and Trends

Population size and trends and patterns of distribution based on BTO surveys and atlases with data collected by BTO volunteers.

CONSERVATION STATUS

This species can be found on the following statutory and conservation listings and schedules.

POPULATION SIZE

We have no population estimates for this scarce species.

Movement

Information about movement and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.

RINGING RECOVERIES

View a summary of recoveries in the Online Ringing Report.

Biology

Lifecycle and body size information about Stejneger’s Scoter, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.

PRODUCTIVITY & NESTING

Sample sizes are too small to report Productivity and Nesting statistics for this species.

CODES & CLASSIFICATION

For information in another language (where available) click on a linked name

Catalan: Ànec fosc siberià
Czech: Sibirisk Fløjlsand
Danish: Aziatische Grote Zee-eend
Dutch: Aziatische Grote Zee-eend
Finnish: kyhmypilkkasiipi
French: Macreuse de Sibérie
German: Kamtschatkasamtente
Icelandic: Surtönd
Italian: Orco marino di Stejneger
Lithuanian: sibirin? nuod?gul?
Norwegian: sibirsjøorre
Polish: uhla azjatycka
Portuguese: Negrola-d'asa-branca-siberiana
Slovak: turpan bielokrídly
Spanish: Negrón siberiano
Swedish: sibirisk knölsvärta

Links to more studies from ConservationEvidence.com

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