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GREATER SCAUP
(Aythya marila)

Greater Scaup is distinguished from similar Lesser Scaup by rounder head and longer, broader bill

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Greater Scaup
Merritt Island NWR, Titusville FL
March 2006 ©John Schwarz

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Greater Scaup pair
Merritt Island NWR, Titusville FL
March 2006 ©John Schwarz

Greater Scaup - female
Merritt Island NWR, Titusville FL
March 2006 ©John Schwarz

Side-by-side comparison of greater scaup (left) and lesser scaup (right). Note greater
scaup has noticeably rounder, and especially wider head, and noticeably broader, wider bill.