page_title: New Zealand scaup
section_title: Life cycle
hierarchical_section_title: New Zealand scaup / Life cycle
caption_attribution_description: English: Egg from New Zealand Scaup, Aythya novaeseelandiae, in the collection of Auckland Museum (AM LB1334)
context_page_description: The New Zealand scaup commonly known as a black teal, is a diving duck species of the genus Aythya. It is endemic to New Zealand. In Māori it is commonly known as papango, also matapouri, titiporangi, raipo.
context_section_description: They nest from October to March.  They lay five to eight cream/white eggs in a nest close to water, often under banks or thick cover.  The nest is usually lined with grass and down.  The eggs are incubated for four weeks by the female.  The newly hatched ducklings begin diving for food on their first outing.
caption: Aythya novaeseelandiae egg in the collection of Auckland Museum
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