Greater Scaup

Aythya marila

斑背潜鸭

IUCN: Least Concern Found in China

Taxonomy

Order
Anseriformes
Family
Anatidae
Genus
Aythya
eBird Code
gresca

Subspecies (2)

  • Aythya marila marila

    breeds subarctic from Iceland and Scandinavia eastward to Lena River (north-central Siberia); winters to coasts of northwestern and east-central Europe (eastern North Atlantic), and Black and Caspian seas

  • Aythya marila nearctica

    breeds from Lena River (north-central Siberia) eastward to Kamchatka and the Commander Islands; Alaska eastward to northern Quebec; winters Japan and Korean Peninsula to eastern China and Taiwan, central California, Great Lakes, and Atlantic coast south to North Carolina

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