Common name:
Great Scaup
Ladakhi name:
Unknown
Scientific name:
Aythya marila
Order:
Anseriformes
Family:
Anatidae
fun facts:
The Great (Greater) Scaup is a very rare passage migrant to Ladakh. It was first recorded at Shy Smanlha.
The sexes look the same.
Can be spotted along shallow riverbanks and wetlands up to 4500m.
Bird Club Contributor:
Tsewang Namgyal Raja, Korzok
