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The greater scaup (Aythya marila), just scaup in Europe or, colloquially, "bluebill" in North America, [3] 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 .
Scaup is the common name for three species of diving duck: Greater scaup, or just "scaup", Aythya marila; Lesser scaup, Aythya affinis;
Greater scaup: Iceland, Northern Europe, Northern Asia except the Far East (A. m. marila); far northeastern Asia, Alaska, northern Canada (A. m. nearctica) least concern A. affinis: Lesser scaup: Alaska through western Canada to western Montana, wintering east to the Atlantic Coast and south to Central America; occasional visitor to Western Europe
These are gregarious ducks, mainly found on fresh water or on estuaries, though the greater scaup becomes marine during the northern winter. They are strong fliers; their broad, blunt-tipped wings require faster wing-beats than those of many ducks and they take off with some difficulty.
In farms using cages for egg production, there are more birds per unit area; this allows for greater productivity and lower food costs. [27] Floor space ranges upwards from 300 cm 2 per hen. EU standards in 2003 called for at least 550 cm 2 per hen. [ 28 ]
Farm staff have said they feel "heartened" by support from the community after "antisocial-behaviour" resulted in the deaths of several rare chickens. Cogges Manor Farm, near Witney, Oxfordshire ...
Anatidae: Eurasian teal (Anas crecca), gadwall (Anas strepera), northern pintail (Anas acuta), mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), greater scaup (Aythya marila), long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis), northern shoveler (Anas clypeata), garganey (Anas querquedula), Eurasian wigeon (Anas penelope), ferruginous duck (Aythya nyroca), common goldeneye ...
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