クロガモ

Meanings

common scoter; black scoter

usually written using kana alone

A sea duck species. In Japanese contexts, クロガモ usually refers to the common scoter (Melanitta nigra), but the name can also cover the closely related black scoter (Melanitta americana).

冬ふゆになると、クロガモが沿えん岸がんにやってくる。
In winter, common scoters come to the coast.