Greater Scaup
Aythya marila
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 21,840
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
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 months breeding in Iceland, east across Scandinavia, northern Russia and Siberia, Alaska, and northern Canada. During the winter, it migrates south to the coasts of Europe, eastern Asia, and North America.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Greater scaup”.