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Introduction
What the Greater Scaup Looks Like
The Greater Scaup has overall_color color of black and white and green and brown.
The Greater Scaup has above_color color of black and white and green and brown.
The Greater Scaup has head color of black and green and brown.
The Greater Scaup has face color of black and green and brown.
The Greater Scaup has below_color color of black and white and brown.
The Greater Scaup has undertail color of brown and white.
The Greater Scaup has back color of black and white and brown.
The Greater Scaup has bill color of bluish.
The Greater Scaup has wing color of black and white and brown.
The Greater Scaup has belly color of white and brown.
The Greater Scaup has tail color of black and brown.
The Greater Scaup has chest color of black and brown.
The Greater Scaup has neck color of black and brown.
Weight, Length, and Wingspan of the Greater Scaup
The length of the Greater Scaup is from 15.3 inches to 22.1 inches (38.9 cm to 56.1 cm).
The weight of the Greater Scaup is from 25.6 ounces to 48.0 ounces (725.7 grams to 1360.8 grams).
The wingspan of the Greater Scaup is from 28.4 inches to 31.1 inches (72.1 cm to 79.0 cm).
Pictures of the Greater Scaup
Greater Scaup, Greater scaup LMO 2 by THE Holy Hand Grenade!, from flickr, licensed under CC
Greater Scaup, Lesser/Greater Scaup (#185) by cameraclub231, from flickr, licensed under CC
Greater Scaup, Bergente/Greater scaup (Aythya marila) by Wolfgang Wollschweber, from flickr, licensed under CC
Greater Scaup, Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) by ChuckThePhotographer, from flickr, licensed under CC
Greater Scaup, Greater Scaup in Silhouette by U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service – Northeast Region, from flickr, licensed under CC
Greater Scaup, Greater Scaup 3 by black_throated_green_warbler, from flickr, licensed under CC
Greater Scaup, Greater Scaup 2 by black_throated_green_warbler, from flickr, licensed under CC
Greater Scaup, Greater Scaup (Richmond Harbor) by black_throated_green_warbler, from flickr, licensed under CC
Greater Scaup, Greater scaup on pond by USFWSAlaska, from flickr, licensed under CC
Greater Scaup, Greater Scaup – Aythya marila?, Reifel Refuge, Ladner, British Columbia by Judy Gallagher, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Greater Scaup, Greater Scaup adult male 1/2/2014 by Kaaren Perry, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Greater Scaup, Greater Scaup male 2/7/2013 by Kaaren Perry, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Greater Scaup, Greater Scaup adult male 1/2/2014 by Kaaren Perry, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Greater Scaup, Male Greater Scaup by ~Shanth, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Greater Scaup, Greater Scaups by 5thLargestinAfrica, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Greater Scaup, (Male) Greater Scaup – Ediz Hook, Port Angeles, Clallam Co., WA 03/19/2014 by leppyone, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Greater Scaup, Greater Scaup – Female by Allan Hack, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Greater Scaup, Scaup? by Wildlife Terry, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Greater Scaup, Female Greater Scaup. CA Central Valley by USFWS Headquarters, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Greater Scaup, Greater Scaup by desultrix, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Greater Scaup, Greater Scaup by jkirkhart35, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Greater Scaup, Female Greater Scaup by ~Shanth, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Greater Scaup, Female & Male Greater Scaup by jkirkhart35, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Greater Scaup, Male Redhead and Female Greater Scaup by michaelhunter5, from flickr, licensed under CC
flock Greater Scaup, greater scaup flock floating small (1 of 1) by JKD Atlanta, from flickr, licensed under CC
flock Greater Scaup, Floatilla of Greater Scaup, Columbia River at Wanapum Dam by stevevoght, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Greater Scaup, Greater Scaup in Silhouette by U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service – Northeast Region, from flickr, licensed under CC
Feeding Behavior of the Greater Scaup
Forages underwater and on land, bringing large food items to the surface for consumption.
forages sporadically by upending or dabbling in the water.
Feeding may occur at any time of day or night.
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What the Greater Scaup Likes to Eat
The Greater Scaup feeds on the following:
- mussels
- clams
- oysters
- snails
- mollusks
- plants (pondweeds, wild celery, sedges, grasses)
- insects
- crustaceans.
Where To Find the Greater Scaup
You can find the Greater Scaup in the following habitats:
- Lakes
- rivers
- salt bays
- estuaries
- boreal forest
- tundra
