Lesser Scaup

Aythya affinis - Fuligule à tête noire Petit Fuligule

Systematics

Order
:
Anseriformes
Family
:
Anatidés
Genus
:
Aythya
Species
:
affinis

Descriptor

Eyton, 1838

Biometrics

Size
: 48 cm
Wingspan
: 66 à 74 cm.
Weight
: 850 à 1087 g

Longevity

18 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) is a species of bird in the Anatidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

Fuligule à tête noire,
Porrón bola,
zarro-pequeno,
Kanadabergente,
búbos réce,
Kleine Topper,
Moretta grigia minore,
mindre bergand,
Purpurhodeand,
chochlačka vlnkovaná,
polák vlnkovaný,
Lille Bjergand,
pikkulapasotka,
morell petit,
Kúfönd,
ogorzałka mała,
mazā ķerra,
ameriška rjavka,
Малая морская чернеть,
コスズガモ,
小潜鸭,
小潛鴨,

Voice song and cries

play
pause

Habitat

Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Permanent Freshwater Lake

s (over 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Saline, Brackish or alkaline Lakes, Seasonal/Intermittent Saline, Brackish or alkaline Lakes and Flats ; Marine Neritic : Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged), Estuaries ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes, Coastal Freshwater Lakes ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Water Storage Areas (over 8ha)