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ML Audio 42996

Melanitta nigra  .  Black Scoter

Canada . Manitoba
Gunn, William W. H.
June 12 1979 at 00:00 		Call
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Melanitta nigra Browse Search
Black Scoter
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Certainty of Species: 100%
How Identified: Sight and Sound
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  • mechanical sound
  • call

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NOTES: whistles "whee - wheeu" Two-toned whistle presumably from male of thsi species, though the other two species were also present. See Palmer, Handbook, p.286 for description of voice. Also: river, wing sounds, landingQ 2,1-2. LNS NOTE: Originally identified as Melanitta fusca, this cut actually represents M. nigra. GV, 17Feb2006.

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Country: Canada
State: Manitoba
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Locality: Churchill; Near The Mouth Of The Man. Hydro Intake
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Taxonomy for M. nigra from Clements 6.3.2