Mergus - Wikipedia
Mergus is the genus of the typical mergansers (/ m ɜːr ˈ ɡ æ n s ər z / mur-GAN-sərz) [1] fish-eating ducks in the subfamily Anatinae. The genus name is a Latin word used by Pliny the Elder and other Roman authors to refer to an unspecified waterbird.
Common merganser - Wikipedia
The common merganser (North American) or goosander (Eurasian) (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. It nests in holes in trees.
Common Merganser - All About Birds
Common Mergansers are streamlined ducks that float gracefully down small rivers or shallow shorelines. The males are striking with clean white bodies, dark green heads, and a slender, serrated red bill. The elegant gray-bodied females have rich, cinnamon heads with a short crest. In summer, look for them leading ducklings from eddy to eddy along streams or standing on a …
Common Merganser Identification - All About Birds
Common Mergansers are streamlined ducks that float gracefully down small rivers or shallow shorelines. The males are striking with clean white bodies, dark green heads, and a slender, serrated red bill. The elegant gray-bodied females have rich, cinnamon heads with a short crest. In summer, look for them leading ducklings from eddy to eddy along streams or standing on a …
Common Merganser | Audubon Field Guide
Mergus merganser. At a Glance Range & Identification Behavior Conservation Explore More Back to Top. At a Glance. 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 Mergansers living along rivers may spend hours ...
Common Merganser Life History - All About Birds
Common Mergansers are streamlined ducks that float gracefully down small rivers or shallow shorelines. The males are striking with clean white bodies, dark green heads, and a slender, serrated red bill. The elegant gray-bodied females have rich, cinnamon heads with a short crest. In summer, look for them leading ducklings from eddy to eddy along streams or standing on a …
Common Merganser - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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ADW: Mergus merganser: INFORMATION
Mergus merganser is considered a keystone predator, acting to control the populations of many inland fish such as perch and bass. By thinning these populations, it is thought that mergansers keep lakes and ponds below their carrying capacity.
Common MerganserMergus merganser
2009年2月28日 · Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) Primary Common Name: Common Merganser Synonymous name(s): sawbill, fish duck, sheldrake, gooseander General Grouping: Seabirds and shorebirds Geographic Range: Worldwide throughout the arctic and subarctic
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).