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Stejneger's Scoter

Melanitta stejnegeri

263Records since 2000
MayPeak month
2Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr38
May81
Jun0
Jul75
Aug51
Sep3
Oct0
Nov0
Dec15

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1East Lothian Scotland141
2Fife Scotland118
263 Scotland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 2 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
263
Peak month
May
Counties with records
2
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Melanitta stejnegeri
Group
Birds
Most recorded in
East Lothian, Fife
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Anseriformes
Family
Anatidae
Genus
Melanitta
Name with authority
Melanitta stejnegeri (Ridgway, 1887)
Described
1887

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q55111784 · GBIF 10056448