Greater scaup
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The greater scaup, just scaup in Europe or, colloquially, "bluebill" in North America, is a mid-sized diving duck, larger than the closely related lesser scaup and tufted duck. It spends the summer mo
Drake Greater scaup Barnegat Inlet, New Jersey, USA
Hen greater scaup Barnegat Inlet, New Jersey, USA
A. m. marila female, Laxá River, Northeastern Iceland
A. m. marila male, Northumberland, UK
Diving duck
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The diving ducks, commonly called pochards or scaups, are a category of duck which feed by diving beneath the surface of the water. They are part of Anatidae, the diverse and very large family that in
Greater scaup
…The greater scaup (Aythya marila), just scaup in Europe or, colloquially, "bluebill" in North America, is a mid-sized diving duck, larger than the closely related lesser scaup and tufted duck. It spends the summer months breeding in Iceland, east across Scandinavia, northern Russia…
Greater scaup male 2
Female A. australis, the only Australian representative of Aythyinae