Kauaʻi record · kba_bird_black_scoter
Black Scoter
Melanitta americana
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About Black Scoter
Black Scoter (Melanitta americana) appears in the wider Hawaiian bird catalog, but the Bishop Museum's 2017 island checklist has no Kauaʻi occurrence code for it. An island-specific record is needed before claiming local presence.
Kauaʻi evidence
The record includes Kauaʻi-specific or clearly defined regional evidence appropriate to its stated occurrence status.
Occurrence evidence
island_checklist_no_kauai_code
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Melanitta americana
- Common names
- Black Scoter
- Family
- Anatidae
- Order
- Anseriformes
- Record type
- Species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- No Kauaʻi occurrence code in 2017 island checklist; further evidence needed
- Origin
- Vagrant visitor
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
- Evidence date
- 2026-09-13
- Evidence limits
- Kauaʻi occurrence or ecological use remains uncertain
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Wetlands · Taro fields · Ponds · Estuaries · Coastal habitat
- Food and resource needs
- For Kauaʻi, Black Scoter has no standing local food dependency until an occurrence is validated. If recorded, attach the observation to transient access to aquatic vegetation, seeds, algae, submerged plant material, aquatic invertebrates, mollusks, crustaceans, small fish, or planktonic prey according to foraging type.
- Reproduction
- Breeding on Kauaʻi is not established; seasonal resting and foraging habitat may be relevant.
- Shelter
- Shelter and structure within wetlands, taro fields, ponds.
Threats and conservation
- Threats
- Wetland condition, avian disease, survey detectability, and rare-record review are the relevant open questions
- Conservation actions
- Document date, place, observer, habitat, and supporting media · Confirm identification and Kauaʻi occurrence before local conservation use
- Monitoring
- Document date, place, observer, habitat, behavior, and supporting media for any Kauaʻi observation.
- Data gaps
- A documented Kauaʻi observation with date, place, observer, and supporting media is needed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal timing
- Rare Or Unresolved Hawaiian Waterbird Record Needs Kauai Review
- Seasonal description
- Black Scoter (Melanitta americana) appears in the wider Hawaiian bird catalog, but the Bishop Museum's 2017 island checklist has no Kauaʻi occurrence code for it. An island-specific record is needed before claiming local presence.