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Greater Scaup / Aythya marila LC
- Synonyms Scaup 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 bird Marila marila, Anas marila, Nyroca marila
Greater Scaupbird sounds *
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API
Related species
Ferruginous Duck
New Zealand Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Madagascar Pochard
Redhead
Hardhead
Baer's Pochard
Canvasback
Where to see Greater Scaup
- Breeding region Eurasia, North America
- Breeding subregion subarctic Iceland and Scandinavia to Kamchatka and the Commander Is. (se Russia); Alaska to n Quebec
- Non breeding region to 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)
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Armenia
- Aruba
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Bermuda
- Bhutan
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Cambodia
- Canada
- China
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Dominican Republic
- Estonia
- Faroe Islands
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Greenland
- Guadeloupe
- Guam
- Guatemala
- Guernsey
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Isle of Man
- Israel
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jersey
- Kazakhstan
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Mexico
- Micronesia (Federated States of)
- Moldova
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- Nicaragua
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Norway
- Pakistan
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Korea
- Spain
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Thailand
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States Minor Outlying Islands
- United States of America
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnam
- Virgin Islands (U.S.)
- Western Sahara
- Åland Islands
Greater Scaup subspecies (2)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aythya marila marila | subarctic from Iceland and Scandinavia to Lena River (nc Siberia) | to coasts of nw, ec Europe (e North Atlantic); Black and Caspian seas | No |
| Aythya marila nearctica | Lena River (nc Siberia) to Kamchatka and the Commander Is. (se Russia); Alaska to n Quebec | Japan and Korean Pen. to e China and Taiwan (w North Pacific); c California (e North Pacific), Great Lakes, North Carolina (w North Atlantic) | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Abkhazian | аӶрыш |
| Albanian | Rosa kredharake |
| Arabic | بط إسكوبي كبير |
| Armenian | [Tzovayin Suzabad ], Ծովային Սուզաբադ |
| Azerbaijani | dəniz qaraördəyi, dəniz dalğıcı, Dəniz qara ördək, Dəniz qara ördəyi |
| Bashkir | ҡарабаш өйрәк |
| Basque | Morell buixot, Murgilari handi, Murgilari handia |
| Belarusian | Нырок-плёсаўка |
| Bengali | বড় স্কপ, ফড় ক |
| Breton | Morilhon louet, Ar morilhon louet |
| Bulgarian | Планинска потапница |
| Catalan | morell buixot, Moretó buixot |
| Chinese | 斑背潜鸭, [ban-bei qian-ya], 鈴鴨, 东方蚬鸭, [xian-ya], 铃鸭, 蚬鸭, 铃凫, [ling-ya], 斑背潛鴨 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 鈴鳧, 蜆鴨, 鈴鴨, 東方蜆鴨, 斑背潛鴨 |
| Chuvash | тинĕс xypa кăвакалĕ, тинĕс улачи |
| Cornish | Hos pendu |
| Cree | nanatahawaooseep |
| Croatian | patka crninka |
| Czech | Kaholka obecná, dř. kaholka obecná, polák kaholka |
| Danish | Bjergand |
| Dutch | Toppereend, Topper |
| Esperanto | Rokanaso |
| Estonian | merivart |
| Faroese | Grábøka, Grábøkut ont |
| Finnish | lapasotka |
| French | Fuligule milouinan, Grand Morillon |
| Frisian | Jolling |
| Galician | Pato bastardo, Morell buixot, Parrulo bastardo, Parrulo de cara branca |
| Georgian | ზღკის ყვინთია, ზღვის ყვინთია |
| German | Bergente |
| Greek | Μαριλόπαπια, Στακτόπαπια, Σταχτόπαπια, (Μεγάλη) Σταχτόπαπια |
| Hebrew | מרילה, צולל ימי |
| Hungarian | hegyi réce |
| Icelandic | Duggönd |
| Irish | Lacha Lascán, Lacha Iascán |
| Italian | Moretta grigia |
| Japanese | スズガモ |
| Kazakh | Айдарсыз сүњгуір, теңіз сүңгуір үйрегі, теңіз сүңгуірі, айдарсыз теңіз сүңгуірі, Тењіз сүњгуірі, теңіз қаралаүйрегі |
| Korean | 검은머리흰죽지 |
| Latvian | ķerra |
| Lithuanian | Baltakaktė antis, žiloji antis |
| Luxembourgish | Biergint |
| Macedonian | морски кожувар |
| Malay | Itik Besar |
| Maltese | brajmla ta' rasha sewda, Brajmla Rasha Sewda |
| Manx | Thunnag chlaiginagh, Thunnag Varrey |
| Mongolian | гэзэг шумбуур, гэзэгт шумбуур, өвөгт шунгал нугас, Тэнгисийн шумбуур |
| Nepali | कालोटाउके हा“स |
| Northern Sami | Fiehta |
| Norwegian | bergand |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Bergand |
| Ojibwa | ᒪᒋ ᑕᑲᐧᑯᔑᑊ, ᑕᑲ.ᑯᔑᑊ |
| Persian | اردک سرسیاه |
| Polish | ogorzalka, Ogorzałka zwyczajna, Ogorzałka, ogorzałka (zwyczajna) |
| Portuguese | Zarro-bastardo, zarro-bastardo, Negrelho, zarro bastardo |
| Romanian | Rață cu cap negru, Raţă cu cap negru |
| Romansh | Anda da muntogna |
| Russian | Morskaya Chernet, Морская чернеть, Чернеть морская |
| Serbian | Морска црнка, Morska crnka, Морска црна, Scaup Morska crnka |
| Slovak | chochlačka morská |
| Slovenian | rjavka |
| Spanish | Costero grande, Porró bola, Porrón bastardo, pato-boludo mayor, Porrón Mayor, Pato Boludo-mayor |
| Swedish | bergand |
| Tatar | дицгез карагае , кара чумгалак, дицгез кара үрдәге |
| Thai | เป็ดดำใหญ่, เป็ดดำหลังขาว |
| Turkish | Karabaş Ördek, Теңіз сүңгуір, Karabaş Patka |
| Turkmen | garamtyl deňiz ördegi, deňiz garamtyl ördegi |
| Ukrainian | чернь морська, Морська чернь |
| Uzbek | ҳайдарқуш |
| Vietnamese | Vịt biển |
| Welsh | Hwyaden benddu, Hwyaden lygad arian |