Greater Scaup, Lesser Scaup or Ring-necked Duck? | Deep Dive into Look-Alike Ducks

Is it a greater scaup, lesser scaup or ring-necked duck? Let's take a deep dive into these beautiful ducks and figure out who's who.

Chapters
Introduction 00:00
Bill 00:33
Head shape 01:43
Nail 02:10
White feathers and eye ring- Females 02:33
Ear patch- Females 02:58
Back and flanks 03:17
Wings 03:52
Quick sum-up and checklist 04:26
Conclusion 04:29

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Credits in order of appearance:
All credits from Flickr.com unless otherwise noted
Introduction
-Greater scaup pari by Kaaren Perry
-Lesser scaup pair by Grayson Smith - USFWS Midwest Region
-Ring-necked duck pair by Richard Griffin

Bill
-Greater scaup by photosbyjimn from Canva.com
-Lesser scaup by TheNatureWeb from Canva.com
-Lesser scaup by BrianEKushner from Canva.com
-Female greater scaup by MikeLane45 from Canva.com
-Female lesser scaup by Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren
-Ring-necked duck by Richard Griffin

Head shape
-Greater Scaup by Ik T
-Lesser scaup by lwolfartist
-Ring-necked duck by Harry Collins from Canva.com
-Lesser scaup by MikeLane45 from Canva.com
-Female greater scaup by MikeLane45 from Canva.com

Nail
-Lesser scaup male and females by USFWS Mountain-Prairie
-Greater scaup by Judy Gallagher
-Lesser scaup by MPF

White feathers and eye ring- Females
-Greater scaup by MikeLane45 from Canva.com
-Lesser scaup by Judy Gallagher
-Ring-necked duck by Lawrence Crovo

Ear patch- Females
-Greater scaup (UL) by Carol Hamilton from Canva.com
-Greater scaup (UR) by Kaaren Perry
-Greater scaup (LL) by Jay Eisenberg
-Greater scaup (LR) by Rockptarmigan from Canva.com
-Lesser scaup (UL) by photosbyjimn from Canva.com
-Lesser scaup (UR) by Judy Gallagher
-Lesser scaup (LL) by Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren
-Lesser scaup (LR) by dklaughman

Back and Flanks
-Greater scaup by photosbyjimn from Canva.com
-Lesser scaup by lwolfartist
-Ring-necked duck by Lawrence Crovo
-Greater scaup by Kaaren Perry
-Lesser scaup by Mike's Birds
-Greater scaup by MPF
-Lesser scaup by Judy Gallagher

Wings
-Greater scaup by FilmStudioAves from Canva.com
-Greater scaup by Irving A Gaffney from Canva.com
-Lesser scaup by lwolfartist
-Ring-necked duck by Alyenaa Buckles

Quick sum-up and Checklist
-Greater scaup, background removed by IK T
-Lesser scaup, background removed by lwolfartist
-Greater scaup by Evergreen Audubon
-Greater scaup by Jay Eisenberg
-Lesser scaup by BellCan68 from Pixabay.com

Conclusion
-Greater scaup by FilmStudioAves from Canva.com

Thumbnail photo credits:
-Greater Scaup, background removed by Ik T
-Lesser scaup, background removed by lwolfartist
-Ring-necked duck, background removed by Harry Collins from Canva.com
-Background by FilmStudioAves from Canva.com