Greater scaup (Aythya marila)
| Species/Soort | Family/Familie | Order/Orde | Class/Klasse | Phylum/Stam | Kingdom/Rijk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater scaup | Ducks, geese and swans | Duck, geese, and relatives | Birds | Chordate | Animals |
| Topper | Zwanen, ganzen en eenden | Eendvogels | Vogels | Gewervelden | Dieren |
| Aythya marila | Anatidae | Anseriformes | Aves | Chordata | Animalia |
Arkemheen
2013:11:23 15:50:16
NIKON D7100 with AF-S Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR, 1/400 sec at F5.6, ISO 640, distance 26.61 m
After the Birdpix Event, just did a small round of Arkemheen Polder in the beautiful evening light. The days are only short, this was around 4 o'clock.
Humber Bay Park, Toronto, Canada
2013:12:10 18:24:11
NIKON D7100 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 320, distance 44.67 m
It seems to be topper ducks at rest, but also in this position they can still do with a nice speed.
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Ducks, geese and swans
- Mandarin duck
- Wood duck
- Egyptian goose
- Brazilian teal
- Northern pintail
- American wigeon
- White-cheeked pintail
- Green-winged teal
- Northern shoveler
- Eurasian teal
- Cinnamon teal
- Mexican duck
- Blue-winged teal
- Mottled duck
- Yellow-billed pintail
- Eurasian wigeon
- Mallard
- Garganey
- American black duck
- Gadwall
- Greater white-fronted goose
- Greylag goose
- Lesser scaup
- Redhead
- Ring-necked duck
- Common pochard
- Tufted duck
- Greater scaup
- Brant goose
- Canada goose
- Barnacle goose
- Bufflehead
- Common goldeneye
- Ringed teal
- Snow goose
- Ross's goose
- Long-tailed duck
- Black swan
- Tundra swan
- Whooper swan
- Black-necked swan
- Mute swan
- Black-bellied whistling duck
- Lesser whistling duck
- White-faced whistling duck
- Harlequin duck
- Hooded merganser
- Marbled duck
- Velvet scoter
- Common scoter
- Surf scoter
- Smew
- Common merganser
- Red-breasted merganser
- Red-crested pochard
- Cotton pygmy goose
- Andean duck
- Ruddy duck
- White-headed duck
- Common eider
- Ruddy shelduck
- Common shelduck
- Yellow-billed duck
- Muscovy duck
- African pygmy goose
- Red-billed teal
Orders with photos
- Ostriches
- Rheas
- Grouse, pheasants, quail, turkeys, hoatzin, etc.
- Duck, geese, and relatives
- Loons
- Penguins
- Tube noses
- Grebes
- Flamingos
- Tropicbirds
- Herons and egrets
- Pelicans, cormorants, and relatives
- Fregatebirds, gannets and cormorants
- Birds of prey
- Hawks, eagles, falcons, etc.
- Bustards
- Cranes, rails, and relatives
- Shorebirds, gulls, and relatives
- Sandgrouse
- Pigeons, and doves
- Parrots, macaws, parakeets, and lories
- Cuckoos
- Owls
- Goatsuckers, nighthawks, and allies
- Swifts and hummingbirds
- Trogons
- Kingfishers
- Motmots, hoopoes, bee-eaters, and todies
- Woodpeckers
- Perching birds
- Turacos
- Mousebirds