Greater Scaup bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsScaup Duck, Bluebill, Scaup, Greater Scaup Duck, American Scaup, Greater Black-head, American Scaup Duck, greater scaup sapsucker, Broadbill, greater black-head duck
Old latin name for birdMarila marila, Nyroca marila, Anas marila
OrderDucks and relatives / Anseriformes
FamilyDucks, Geese, Swans / Anatidae
GenusAythya
Breeding regionEurasia, North America
Breeding subregionsubarctic Iceland and Scandinavia to Kamchatka and the Commander Is. (se Russia); Alaska to n Quebec
Non breeding regionto coasts of nw, ec Europe (e North Atlantic); Black and Caspian seas; Japan and Korean Pen. to e China and Taiwan (w North Pacific); c California (e North Pacific), Great Lakes, North Carolina (w North Atlantic)

Greater Scaup bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Andrew Spencer
    United States
  • 2.
    Flight call, © Lauri Hallikainen
    Finland
  • 3.
    Female, © Fernand DEROUSSEN
    Iceland
  • 4.
    Call, © Mikael Litsgård
    Sweden
  • 5.
    Call, © Stein Ø. Nilsen
    Norway
  • 6.
    Flight call, © Peter Boesman
    United States
  • 7.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    United States
  • 8.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    United States
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Greater Scaup

Greater Scaup subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Aythya marila marilasubarctic from Iceland and Scandinavia to Lena River (nc Siberia)to coasts of nw, ec Europe (e North Atlantic); Black and Caspian seasNo
Aythya marila nearcticaLena River (nc Siberia) to Kamchatka and the Commander Is. (se Russia); Alaska to n QuebecJapan and Korean Pen. to e China and Taiwan (w North Pacific); c California (e North Pacific), Great Lakes, North Carolina (w North Atlantic)No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AbkhazianаӶрыш
AlbanianRosa kredharake
Arabicبط إسكوبي كبير
ArmenianԾովային Սուզաբադ, [Tzovayin Suzabad ]
Azerbaijanidəniz qaraördəyi, dəniz dalğıcı, Dəniz qara ördək, Dəniz qara ördəyi
Bashkirҡарабаш өйрәк
BasqueMorell buixot, Murgilari handi, Murgilari handia
BelarusianНырок-плёсаўка
Bengaliবড় স্কপ, ফড় ক঩
BretonAr morilhon louet, Morilhon louet
BulgarianПланинска потапница
CatalanMoretó buixot, morell buixot
Chinese铃鸭, 蚬鸭, 铃凫, [ling-ya], 斑背潛鴨, [ban-bei qian-ya], 鈴鴨, 斑背潜鸭, 东方蚬鸭, [xian-ya]
Chinese (Traditional)鈴鴨, 蜆鴨, 鈴鳧, 東方蜆鴨, 斑背潛鴨
Chuvashтинĕс улачи, тинĕс xypa кăвакалĕ
CornishHos pendu
Creenanatahawaooseep
Croatianpatka crninka
CzechKaholka obecná, dř. kaholka obecná, polák kaholka
DanishBjergand
DutchToppereend, Topper
EsperantoRokanaso
Estonianmerivart
FaroeseGrábøka, Grábøkut ont
Finnishlapasotka
FrenchFuligule milouinan, Grand Morillon
FrisianJolling
GalicianParrulo bastardo, Morell buixot, Parrulo de cara branca, Pato bastardo
Georgianზღკის ყვინთია, ზღვის ყვინთია
GermanBergente
GreekΣτακτόπαπια, Σταχτόπαπια, Μαριλόπαπια, (Μεγάλη) Σταχτόπαπια
Hebrewצולל ימי, מרילה
Hungarianhegyi réce
IcelandicDuggönd
IrishLacha Lascán, Lacha Iascán
ItalianMoretta grigia
Japaneseスズガモ
KazakhАйдарсыз сүњгуір, теңіз сүңгуірі, айдарсыз теңіз сүңгуірі, теңіз қаралаүйрегі, Тењіз сүњгуірі, теңіз сүңгуір үйрегі
Korean검은머리흰죽지
Latvianķerra
LithuanianBaltakaktė antis, žiloji antis
LuxembourgishBiergint
Macedonianморски кожувар
MalayItik Besar
MalteseBrajmla Rasha Sewda, brajmla ta' rasha sewda
ManxThunnag Varrey, Thunnag chlaiginagh
Mongolianөвөгт шунгал нугас, Тэнгисийн шумбуур, гэзэгт шумбуур, гэзэг шумбуур
Nepaliकालोटाउके हा“स
Northern SamiFiehta
Norwegianbergand, Bergand
Norwegian NynorskBergand
Ojibwaᑕᑲ.ᑯᔑᑊ, ᒪᒋ ᑕᑲᐧᑯᔑᑊ
Persianاردک سرسیاه
Polishogorzałka (zwyczajna), ogorzalka, Ogorzałka zwyczajna, Ogorzałka
PortugueseZarro-bastardo, negrelho-comum, zarro-bastardo, negrelho, zarro bastardo
RomanianRaţă cu cap negru, Rață cu cap negru
RomanshAnda da muntogna
RussianМорская чернеть, Morskaya Chernet, Чернеть морская
SerbianScaup Morska crnka, Morska crnka, Морска црнка, Морска црна
Slovakchochlačka morská
Slovenianrjavka
SpanishPato Boludo-mayor, Porrón bastardo, pato-boludo mayor, Costero grande, Porró bola, Porrón Mayor
Swedishbergand
Tatarдицгез кара үрдәге , дицгез карагае , кара чумгалак
Thaiเป็ดดำใหญ่, เป็ดดำหลังขาว
TurkishKarabaş Patka, Karabaş Ördek, Теңіз сүңгуір
Turkmendeňiz garamtyl ördegi, garamtyl deňiz ördegi
UkrainianМорська чернь, чернь морська
Uzbekҳайдарқуш
VietnameseVịt biển
WelshHwyaden lygad arian, Hwyaden benddu