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Melanitta fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)

Dataset
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Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Aves
order
Anseriformes
family
Anatidae
genus
Melanitta
species
Melanitta fusca

Name

Synonyms
Anas fusca Linnaeus, 1758
Melanitta fusca parte
Oedemia fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)
Oidemia fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)
Homonyms
Melanitta fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common names
(tumšā pīle), velna pīle in Latvian
Brong Mierint in Luxembourgish
Fløjlsand in Danish
Fløjlsand in Danish
Füstös réce in Hungarian
Grote Zee-eend in Dutch
Grote Zeeëend in Dutch
Macreuse brune in French
Macreuse brune in French
Negreta ala blanca in Spanish
Negreta ala blanca in Spanish
Negreta ala blanca in Spanish
Negrón Especulado in Spanish
Negrón especulado in Spanish
Orco marino in Italian
Orco marino in Italian
Pato-fusco in Portuguese
Pilkkasiipi in Finnish
Samtente in German
Samtente in German
Samtente in German
Samtente in German
Sjøorre in Norwegian
Sjøorre in Norwegian
Svärta in Swedish
Uhla in Polish
Velvet Scoter in English
Velvet Scoter in English
Velvet Scoter in English
Velvet Scoter in English
Velvet Scoter in English
Velvet Scoter in English
White-winged Scoter in English
White-winged Scoter in English
White-winged Scoter in English
White-winged Scoter in English
White-winged Scoter in English
White-winged Scoter in English
White-winged Scoter in English
beloliska in Slovenian
füstös réce in Hungarian
grote zee-eend in Dutch
macreuse brune in French
macreuse brune in French
macreuse brune in French
macreuse brune in French
negrola-d'asa-branca in Portuguese
paprastoji nuodėgulė in Lithuanian
pilkkasiipi in Finnish
svärta in Swedish

Bibliographic References

  1. Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes, 2003: null. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada.
  2. Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner, 1987: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. Resource Publication, no. 166. 79.
  3. Banks, R.C., R.W. McDiarmid, and A.L. Gardner. 1987. Checklist of vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Publication No. 166. 79 p.
  4. Cattrijsse, A.; Vincx, M. (2001). Biodiversity of the benthos and the avifauna of the Belgian coastal waters: summary of data collected between 1970 and 1998. Sustainable Management of the North Sea. Federal Office for Scientific, Technical and Cultural Affairs: Brussel, Belgium. 48 pp.
  5. Dyntaxa. (2013). Swedish Taxonomic Database. Accessed at www.dyntaxa.se [15-01-2013].
  6. Gallardo, J. C.; Macías, V.; Velarde, E. (2009). Birds (Vertebrata: Aves) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Pp. 1321–1342 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.</em>
  7. Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright, 2006: null. Birds of the World: Recommended English Names. ix + 259.
  8. Gärdenfors (2000) Rödlistade arter i Sverige 2000
  9. Gärdenfors (ed.) (2000) Rödlistade arter i Sverige 2000
  10. Gärdenfors (ed.) (2010) Rödlistade arter i Sverige 2010
  11. Gärdenfors (ed.) (2010) Rödlistade arter i Sverige 2010
  12. Gärdenfors (ed.), U. (2005) Rödlistade arter i Sverige 2005
  13. Gärdenfors (ed.), U. (2005) Rödlistade arter i Sverige 2005
  14. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
  15. Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp.
  16. Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp.
  17. Peterson, R.T.; Peterson, V.M. (2002). A field guide to the birds of eastern and central North America. <em>Fifth Edition.</em> Peterson Field Guide Series. Houghton Mifflin Company. New York. 427 p.
  18. Robbins, C. S. (1983). Golden field Guide to Birds of North America. Golden press. 360p.
  19. SOF (2007) Holarktis Fåglar, version 2. SOF:s Taxonomikommittés officiella lista över Holarktis fåglar
  20. SOF (2007) Holarktis Fåglar, version 2. SOF:s Taxonomikommittés officiella lista över Holarktis fåglar
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