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Request for Information => Bird ID => Topic started by: rocklakemama on May 07, 2017, 12:35:13 PM

Title: Is this a Lesser or Greater Scaup?
Post by: rocklakemama on May 07, 2017, 12:35:13 PM

Are these Lesser or Greater Scaups? We saw them at Point Pelee last week.

Title: Re: Is this a Lesser or Greater Scaup?
Post by: Rotarran on May 07, 2017, 07:06:45 PM

I'd go with Lesser.  The purplish iridescence is typically only seen on Lesser Scaup.

Title: Re: Is this a Lesser or Greater Scaup?
Post by: rocklakemama on May 07, 2017, 07:10:39 PM

Thank you! :)