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    (c) Matt Felperin, some rights reserved (CC BY)

  • Lesser Scaup, 2 of 6
    Photo 2 of 6

    (c) Ad Konings, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Lesser Scaup, 3 of 6
    Photo 3 of 6

    (c) Juan Miguel Artigas Azas, all rights reserved

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    Photo 4 of 6

    (c) Channel City Camera Club, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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    Photo 5 of 6

    (c) Riley-Brendan Walsh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    Photo 6 of 6

    (c) Jake Scott, all rights reserved

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Lesser Scaup

Aythya affinis

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About

The lesser scaup (Aythya affinis) is a small North American diving duck that migrates south as far as Central America in winter. It is colloquially known as the little bluebill or broadbill because of its distinctive blue bill. The origin of the name scaup may stem from the bird's preference for feeding on scalp—the Scottish word for clams, oysters, and mussels; however, some credit it to the female's discordant scaup call as the name's source. It...

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