Greater Scaup

Description

Aythya marila

The Greater Scaup drake has a black chest and rump, white flanks and undersides. Its back is grayish. It has a large rounded head with a greenish tinge. Its bill is light gray. The hen has a brown head and breast and white at the base of its gray bill.

The Greater Scaup can easily be confused with its cousin the Lesser Scaup. The Greater breeds primarily in the far north on tundra lakes and ponds.