Adult female scaup (left) with an adult male. Photo: Matt Winter

New Zealand scaup/pāpango

July 2018

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A duck that spends much of its time beneath the water, not on it.

The New Zealand scaup (pāpango) is the only diving duck in New Zealand. It spends a lot of time underwater and can dive to a depth of up to three metres and travel considerable distances while down.  Conservation status: Endemic (occurring only in New Zealand) species classified as ‘not threatened’. Features: I once read scaup described as having […]
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