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
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
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 Mergansers living along rivers may spend hours resting on rocks or on shore
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
Common Merganser - ID, Facts, Diet, Habit More | Birdzilla Common Mergansers are long-bodied large ducks that have pointed, thin wings Their bills are narrow and straight, making them stand out compared to other ducks Most ducks have flat, wide bills Adult male Common Mergansers are distinctly patterned They have dark green heads and shiny white bodies Their backs are black, and they have red bills
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)
Pacific Northwest Birding | My first time seeing a momma Merganser with . . . Common Merganser Mom with 21 little Merganser- lings!* 😳 -check out the two or three little ones riding on mama’s back (zoom in) Edmonton Rivervalley May 29, 2025 * Interesting to note there were three other Merganser females solo paddling around in the vicinity of this one
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