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jmorlan

Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)

This is a male. Both sexes are similar to Greater Scaup but distinguished with care by Lesser Scaup's narrower head as seen here. Also the bill has a smaller dark nail at the tip than Greater Scaup. This is a winter visitor to our area. Formerly more common, their numbers seem to have decreased as Greater Scaup numbers have increased in recent decades.
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Location
Stow Lake, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California, USA.
Date taken
05 February 2021
Scientific name
Aythya affinis
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Kits
What a handsome chap, Joseph, and a very well detailed study.
 
delia todd
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That's a wonderful picture you've taken of this scaup Joe, with some great plumage detail.

Very well done lad.
 
AnnaBird360
Gorgeous shot of this lesser scaup! I always get the two scaups confused. Thank you for the very hepful information about how to tell the two appart. You are very knowledgeable.
 

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Category
North America
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jmorlan
Date added
View count
103
Comment count
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Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Aperture
ƒ/6.3
Focal length
86.6 mm
Exposure time
1/1000
ISO
100
Filename
LesserScaupIMG_3019.jpg
File size
179.9 KB
Date taken
Fri, 05 February 2021 10:01 AM
Dimensions
800px x 663px

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