A genus of diving ducks, also known as scaups or pochard ducks, characterized by their diving behavior.
From Latin 'fulica' (coot) combined with Latin diminutive suffix '-ula,' suggesting a small or related species, or possibly from 'fuligo' referring to their dark coloring.
Fuligula ducks are masters of underwater diving—they can plunge up to 40 meters deep, yet their name suggests they're related to coots, showing how Linnaeus grouped birds by shared aquatic behavior.
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