Scaup
Scaup is the common name for three species of diving duck: * 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 ..., or just "scaup", ''Aythya marila'' * Lesser scaup, ''Aythya affinis'' * New Zealand scaup, ''Aythya novaeseelandiae'' External links {{Animal common name Birds by common name ...
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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 and Siberia, Alaska, and northern Canada. During the winter, it bird migration, migrates south to the coasts of Europe, eastern Asia, and North America. Duck, Drake greater scaup are larger and have more rounded heads than the females; they have a bright blue bill and yellow eyes. Their heads are dark, with a green to purple (depending on light angle) gloss; the breast is black, the belly white, the upperparts pale grey, and the wing shows a strong white stripe. The females are mostly brown, again with white on the wing. They have dull blue bills and a white patch on the face. Greater scaup nest near water, typically on islands in northern lakes or on floating mats of vegetation. They begin breed ...
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