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title: "Stejneger's Scoter"
description: "Melanitta stejnegeri — Aves. Stejneger's scoter (Melanitta stejnegeri), also known as the Siberian scoter, is a large sea duck."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/stejneger-s-scoter
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Stejneger's Scoter

> Melanitta stejnegeri — Aves. Stejneger's scoter (Melanitta stejnegeri), also known as the Siberian scoter, is a large sea duck.

- Scientific name: *Melanitta stejnegeri*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 808
- Wikidata: [Q55111784](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55111784)
- iNaturalist taxon: [144233](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/144233)

## Names

- en: Stejneger's Scoter
- de: Kamtschatkasamtente
- es: Negron siberiano
- fr: Macreuse de Sibérie
- pl: Uhla azjatycka

## Countries with the most observations

RU (488), KR (52), JP (47), CN (31), MN (25), KP (9), GB (4), PH (4)

## Summary

Stejneger's scoter (Melanitta stejnegeri), also known as the Siberian scoter, is a large sea duck. The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek melas "black" and netta "duck".

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stejneger%27s_scoter

## Photo

![Stejneger's Scoter](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/stejneger-s-scoter/medium.jpg)

Photo: Лариса Артемьева · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/225769373

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/stejneger-s-scoter?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).