Greater Scaup
Aythya marila
Family: Ducks, geese, and waterfowl
Greater Scaup is one of the species in the BirdGuess catalog. The daily puzzle hides a photo and opens it in pieces. You get five guesses.
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The newly hatched ducklings are covered with down and are soon able to walk, swim, and feed themselves; however, they are not able to fly until 40–45 days after hatching.
They begin breeding at age two, but start building nests in the first year.
The female lays six to nine olive-buff-coloured eggs, which she incubates for 24–28 days.