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Common Name

Greater Scaup Duck

Alternate Names

Common Type

Duck

Order

Anseriformes

Family

Anatidae

Genus

Aythya

Species

marila

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Kansas,

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Migratory

Preferred Habitat

Breeds in marshy tundra and freshwater lakes, winters in Pacific and Atlantic coats or along large lakes.

Distribution and Range

Breeds in arctic Alaska, Canada, Siberia and the northernmost reaches of Europe. Winters on temperate areas of North America, Europe and Asia.

Food

Named from the Scottish word for clams, oysters and mussles which it feeds upon. Also feed upon aquatic animals.

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