scoter

genus of ducks
Taxon taxon Q256760
scoter
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scoter

Summary

scoter is a taxon[1]. scoter ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (200 views/month, #1,598 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • scoter's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • scoter is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • scoter belongs to the parent taxon Anatinae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, scoter is Melanitta[6].
  • scoter's Commons category is recorded as Melanitta[7].
  • scoter's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Melanitta[8].
  • scoter's Commons gallery is recorded as Melanitta[9].
  • scoter's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[10].

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Classification

scoter's scientific name is Melanitta[6]. scoter is classified at the rank of genus[4]. scoter is classified within Anatinae[5].

Identifiers

scoter's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 7031[11]. scoter's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 198026[12]. scoter's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45510592[13]. scoter's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2498237[14]. scoter's ITIS TSN is recorded as 175162[15].

Why It Matters

scoter ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (200 views/month, #1,598 of 195,241).[2] scoter has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] scoter is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Debessis · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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