Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis(Eyton, TC, 1838)
English (US) Lesser Scaup
The Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Anatidae (Ducks, Swans, and Geese) in the order Anseriformes.
Range: breeds North America from northern Alaska and western Canada southward through northern California, southern Colorado, and Minnesota (USA); winters to Hawaiian Islands, the Caribbean, and northern South AmericaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Aythya affinis
- Order
- Anseriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Lesser Scaup
- Described by
- (Eyton, TC, 1838)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Fuligula affinis
- Described by
- (Eyton, TC, 1838)
- Type locality
- North America.
- Original description
- A monograph on the Anatidæ, or duck tribe p.157
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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