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Lesser Scaup

Aythya affinis

The Lesser Scaup is a small duck with a round head and a beautiful blue bill. They love to swim in lakes and ponds, diving underwater to find tasty plants and small fish.

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Lesser Scaup is a medium-sized diving duck. Males have a dark, purplish-glossed head, a grey back, and bright white sides. Females are duller brown with a distinct white patch at the base of their bill and a dark crown, making them visually different from similar ducks.

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Lesser Scaup
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Lesser Scaup

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Male Lesser Scaups perform a special head-toss display to attract a mate!

Some Lesser Scaups travel over 5,000 kilometers each year during their amazing migrations.

They are nicknamed "bluebills" because their unique bill often has a bluish-grey color!

They use their strong, flat bills like shovels to pry mussels and snails from the lakebed.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Deep Dive Dynamo

Lesser Scaup can dive up to 20 feet because of their dense bones and powerful webbed feet that help them reach underwater food.

Fähigkeit

Sonar Vision

Lesser Scaup has excellent underwater eyesight that helps them spot tiny mussels and aquatic insects in murky waters.

Fähigkeit

Mega-Flock Formation

Lesser Scaup can gather in huge groups, called rafts, that helps them stay safe from predators and find food together.

Maße und Details

Länge
38-48 cm
Flügelspannweite
68-76 cm
Gewicht
0.7-1.2 kg
Lebenserwartung
5-18 Jahre
Top Speed
70 km/h
Gelegegröße
6-15
Brutzeit
21-27 Tage
Zugstrecke
5000 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

They dive deep to feast on tasty shellfish and aquatic bugs from the bottom of lakes and ponds.

Altersunterschiede: Ducklings primarily eat aquatic insects, while adults consume more mollusks and some plant matter.

Hauptnahrung

  • Freshwater Mussels
  • Snails
  • Aquatic Insect Larvae
  • Small Crustaceans
  • Aquatic Plant Seeds

Nahrungssuche

  • Pursuit

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Zebra Mussel

Dreissena polymorpha

A major invasive food source

eats

Freshwater Mussel

Lampsilis siliquoidea

Key part of their natural diet

eaten by

Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Often preys on adult ducks

eaten by

American Mink

Mustela vison

Raids nests and eats ducklings

eats

Giant Water Beetle

Hydrophilus triangularis

Eats larvae of this species

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always watch ducks from a distance and don't feed them bread.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Lesser Scaup?

38-48 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Lesser Scaup?

68-76 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Lesser Scaup?

0.7-1.2 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Lesser Scaup?

5-18 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Lesser Scaup?

70 km/h

Was frisst Lesser Scaup?

They dive deep to feast on tasty shellfish and aquatic bugs from the bottom of lakes and ponds.

Wo findet man Lesser Scaup normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Lesser Scaup?

Pursuit

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