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  "slug": "itis-175171",
  "scientific_name": "Melanitta nigra",
  "common_name": "Black Scoter",
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  "status_checked": "2026-08-05",
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    "class": "Aves",
    "order": "Anseriformes",
    "family": "Anatidae"
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    "n_datasets": 1,
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          "name": "Melanitta americana",
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}