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Greater Scaup

Aythya marila (Linnaeus, 1761)

Морская чернеть | деңиз өрдөгү

2019-10-27
Ozernoe, Issyk-kul region
© Irina Romanovskaia

Biology

Passage migrant, common in western parts of Kazakhstan, but rare in eastern ones. Occurs on large deep lakes and wide rivers. Appears in first ten days of April in small flocks of up to 50 birds; latest migrants record in end of May. Singly birds observed in June - July. Autumn migration passes from mid-September to mid-October.

References

Gavrilov E. I., Gavrilov A. E. "The Birds of Kazakhstan". Almaty, 2005. Э.И.Гаврилов. "Фауна и распространение птиц Казахстана". Алматы, 1999. В.К.Рябицев. "Птицы Урала, Приуралья и Западной Сибири". Екатеринбург. Изд-во Уральского университета, 2000.

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