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The Lesser Scaup (*Aythya affinis*) is a species of bird within the family Anatidae and order Anseriformes. It belongs to the class Aves and phylum Chordata, with the genus *Aythya* serving as its parent taxon. The species name was established by Eyton in 1838. Other common names for this organism include Porrón bola, Petit Fuligule, and Kanadabergente.
This freshwater habitat dweller has a wingspan of 72.5 and a mass of 825. Its taxonomic range includes South America and Africa. The IUCN Red List assessed the species as Least Concern in 2021, a status that reflects its current conservation standing.
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Least Concernlesser scaup
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae
コスズガモ（小鈴鴨、学名：Aythya affinis）は、カモ目カモ科に分類される鳥類の一種である。 名前の由来は、小型のスズガモの意。
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- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
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- Aythya affinis
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- wingspan
- 72.5
- short name
- A. affinis
- Digital Atlas of Idaho URL
- digitalatlas.cose.isu.edu/bio/birds/swndk/lesc/lesc_mai.htm
- taxon common name
- sivoleđa patka
- taxon range
- South America
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Encyclopedic overview
The lesser scaup (Aythya affinis) is a small North American diving duck that migrates south as far as Central America in winter. It is colloquially known as the little bluebill or broadbill because of its distinctive blue bill. The origin of the name scaup may stem from the bird's preference for feeding on scalp—the Scottish word for clams, oysters, and mussels; however, some credit it to the female's discordant scaup call as the name's source. It is apparently a very close relative of the Holarctic greater scaup or "bluebill" (A. marila), with which it forms a superspecies. The scientific name is derived from Ancient Greek and Latin, with aithuia being an Ancient Greek term for an unidentified seabird, used by Hesychius and Aristotle, among other authors, and affinis, Latin for "related to", from the lesser scaup's resemblance to the greater scaup.
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