#0717 · 🐦 birds

Greater Scaup

🇳🇱 Topper ·Aythya marila

LCleast concern 🐦 Birds 📍 in the Netherlands

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what is it?

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. It spends the summer months breeding in Alaska, northern Canada, Siberia, and the northernmost reaches of Europe. During the winter, it migrates south to the coasts of North America, Europe, and Japan.

base stats

NL sightings 125iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 32,795iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).