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greater scaup

Meaning of "greater scaup" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GREATER SCAUP

ˈɡreɪtə skɔːp


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GREATER SCAUP

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Greater scaup is a noun.
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WHAT DOES GREATER SCAUP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Greater scaup

The greater scaup, just scaup in Europe, or colloquially "bluebill" in North America for its bright blue bill, is a mid-sized diving duck though it is larger than the closely related lesser scaup. It is a circumpolar species, which means that its range circles one of Earth's poles. It spends the summer months breeding in Alaska, northern Canada, Siberia, and the northernmost reaches of Europe. During the winter, it migrates south down the coasts of North America, Europe, and Japan. Drake greater scaup are larger and have more rounded heads than females; they have a bright blue bill and yellow eyes. They have dark heads with a glossy green tint, white undersides and wings with white on the tips. The females are mostly brown, with white bands located on their wingtips. They have a blue bill that is slightly duller then the drake's. Greater scaup nest near water, typically on islands in northern lakes or on floating mats of vegetation. They begin breeding at age two, but start building nests in the first year.

Definition of greater scaup in the English dictionary

The definition of greater scaup in the dictionary is a diving duck, Aythya marila, of Europe and America, having a black-and-white plumage in the male.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE GREATER SCAUP

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Synonyms and antonyms of greater scaup in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «greater scaup» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GREATER SCAUP

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The translations of greater scaup from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «greater scaup» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

更大的scaup
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

mayor scaup
570 millions of speakers
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English

greater scaup
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

अधिक से अधिक scaup
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أكبر scaup
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

Морская чернеть
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

maior negrinha
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

বৃহত্তর scaup
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

fuligule milouinan
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Sca lebih besar
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

größere Bergente
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

大きなスズガモ
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

큰 scaup
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Luwih gedhe
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

một giống vịt hơn
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

பெரிய ஸ்கேப்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

मोठे घोटाळा
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Büyük skaup
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

maggiore scaup
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

większa scaup
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

морська чорніти
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

mai mare scaup
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Σταχτόπαπια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

groter soort eend
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bergand
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bergand
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GREATER SCAUP»

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Wildfowl of the World
GREATER SCAUP Aythya marila Polytypic. Two subspecies: (l) European Greater Scaup A. m. marila, breeds lceland to River Lena, Siberia, winters western and southeast Europe; (2) Pacific Greater Scaup A m. mariloides, breeds north-east ...
M. A. Ogilvie, Steve Young, 2002
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Life in the Chesapeake Bay
The greater scaup, Aythya mania, and the lesser scaup, Aythya affinis, are also diving ducks and are often considered sea ducks. Known by local hunters as blue- bills, scaup are typical divers and raft in great numbers in the open waters of the ...
Alice Jane Lippson, Robert L. Lippson, 2006
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Pete Dunne's Essential Field Guide Companion: A ...
A Comprehensive Resource for Identifying North American Birds Pete Dunne. Greater Scaup / Lesser Scaup Steller's Eider/ Spectacled Eider 51. scaup south of British Columbia, south of northern New Jersey, and throughout most of the ...
Pete Dunne, 2013
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Birds of the Yukon Territory
Habitat: in northern Yukon, the Greater Scaup is found on tundra lakes and coastal waters. it nests in wet sedge habitats on the Coastal Plain and at Old Crow Flats. On Sickle island on Old Crow Flats, nests were on a floating mat of sedge and ...
Edited by Pamela H. Sinclair, Wendy A. Nixon, Cameron D. Eckert, and Nancy L. Hughes, Pamela H. Sinclair, Wendy A. Nixon, 2011
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Birds of Mississippi
A total of 162 Greater Scaup wings came from the three coastal counties and the remainder from the Yazoo Delta counties. Sight records are scarce for this species, presumably because of difficulty in distinguishing it from the Lesser Scaup in ...
William H. Turcotte, David L. Watts, 1999
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The Helm Guide to Bird Identification
Shape and structure are important in identifying Greater Scaup. Note large size, broad-beamed body. Bill wedgeshaped and broad front-on. Head shape very rounded at rear. Compare with Tufted Duck. 1st-winter male Greater Scaup Adult  ...
Keith Vinicombe, 2014
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Kaufman Field Guide to Advanced Birding: Understanding what ...
FIELD MARKS: GREATER SCAUP VS. LESSER SCAUP Head shape. The apparent head shape of any bird changes to some extent as the feathers are raised or depressed. Nevertheless, I find head shape to be the most consistently useful ...
‎2011
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The Birds of Pennsylvania
History: Early authors such as Todd (1940) believed Greater Scaup were more common than Lesser Scaup, especially in winter on Presque Isle Bay. However, most authorities seemed to agree on the difficulties in assigning most sight records ...
Gerald M. McWilliams, Daniel W. Brauning, 2000
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Birdlife of Houston, Galveston, and the Upper Texas Coast
discussion: Although not as severe, the identification problems associated with Greater Scaup are reminiscent of those for American Black Duck. Almost identical to the Lesser Scaup (as the Black Duck resembles the Mottled), Greater Scaup is  ...
Ted Eubanks, Robert A. Behrstock, Ron J. Weeks, 2006
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Wings on the Water: The Great Gallery of Ducks, Geese, and Loons
The Great Gallery of Ducks, Geese, and Loons. Opening Pages: A lesser scaup drake comes in for a landing.The scaup, greater and lesser, is a popular subject for carvers, who often call these diving ducks “bluebills.”Above:The greater scaup  ...
‎2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GREATER SCAUP»

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Excellent birdwatching opportunities in Presqu'ilen nature
... Red-breasted and Hooded Mergansers, Bufflehead, Mute Swans, American Coot, Long-tailed Duck, Lesser and Greater Scaup, Ruddy Duck, ... «Pembroke Daily Observer, Jul 15»
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Birding: Always another hybrid waiting to be hatched
Hybrids I have had the pleasure to see in the wild include Barrow's goldeneye/common goldeneye, greater scaup/tufted duck, American ... «Press Herald, Jun 15»
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Good Migrations: Swallows return to Interior Alaska
Groups of greater scaup, canvasbacks, American wigeons and large numbers of northern pintails make for interesting viewing. Out in Delta ... «Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, May 15»
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Rare bird alert: Sandhill crane family returns to Monroe
Four red-breasted mergansers, five long-tailed ducks, a greater scaup, 13 lesser scaup, two common loons, five Bonaparate's gulls, and two ... «WMUR Manchester, Apr 15»
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Heavy storms may bring 'fallout' birds
Not far from the shore, female lesser and greater scaup gave great side-by-side comparison views. At Ramsey Creek Park, three Bonaparte's ... «Charlotte Observer, Apr 15»
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Rare bird alert: 444 ring-necked ducks seen on Connecticut River
A male Eurasian wigeon, 20 American wigeon, three gadwall, five lesser scaup, three greater scaup, six red-breasted mergansers, and two ... «WMUR Manchester, Apr 15»
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Rare bird alert: American robins return in waves across New …
Five greater white-fronted geese were seen at Great Meadows in Charlestown on April 3. Also present was a greater scaup and a lesser scaup. «WMUR Manchester, Apr 15»
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Center For Wildlife deserves local support
... in one day – from a great cormorant, to a thick-billed murre, to a greater scaup – as winds and storms presented challenges for the animals. «Seacoastonline.com, Apr 15»
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Southampton: Please Feed The Ducks
Winter has been brutal—and not just for humans. On Long Island, even the ducks are suffering. Black ducks and greater scaup, also called ... «Wall Street Journal, Mar 15»
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2016 ODFW art competitions announced
Art entries must feature one of the following species in its natural habitat setting: Black Brant, Common Merganser, Greater Scaup, or Dusky ... «Coos Bay World, Mar 15»
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