- Common merganser - Wikipedia
The common merganser or goosander (Mergus merganser) is a large sea duck of rivers and lakes in forested areas of Europe, Asia, and North America The common merganser eats mainly fish
- Common Merganser Identification, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of . . .
In Europe and Asia, Common Merganser is known by the common name Goosander Male Goosander has a darker, blood-red bill, and in flight shows a pure white wing patch (North American male's wing patch is interrupted by a thin black bar)
- 4 Types of Mergansers (Mergus, Lophodytes) - Birds of North America
The mergansers are also known as "Fish Ducks" and fish is their main diet There are three types of these birds in North America The Common Merganser, as the name indicates, is the most abundant and whose habitat covers the largest portions of the continent
- Common Merganser | Audubon Field Guide
This fish-eating duck is the typical merganser of freshwater lakes Its flocks are usually small, but these may combine into big concentrations sometimes at large reservoirs
- Common Merganser - eBird
Learn more about Common Merganser from… Large duck with a sleek body and thin red bill Breeding males have a dark green head and mostly white body with peachy blush on underparts Females and immature males have rusty brown head and gray bodies with a cleanly demarcated white throat Feeds in rivers, lakes, and large ponds by diving to catch fish
- Merganser Bird Facts - Mergus merganser - A-Z Animals
The merganser is a long-bodied duck that spends its days afloat in freshwater lakes and rivers These elegant diving birds have striking iridescent heads and crisp white feathers, making them easy to spot even when they flock with other ducks
- Merganser | Diving Duck, Sea Duck, Fish Eater | Britannica
Merganser, any of several species of Mergus, long-bodied, more or less crested diving ducks; though essentially freshwater birds, they are classified with scoters and goldeneyes in the sea duck tribe, Mergini (family Anatidae, order Anseriformes)
- Common Merganser - Ducks Unlimited
Common Mergansers are cavity nesters and readily use appropriately sized nest boxes They winter near the ice line and are usually found in freshwater Males have an iridescent dark green head with a narrow scarlet-orange bill, a bright white neck, breast, and sides, and the back and tail are gray
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