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, …

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 …

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 …

Hooded Mergansers are small ducks with a thin bill and a fan-shaped, collapsible crest that makes the head look oversized and oblong. In flight, the wings are thin and the tail is relatively …

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, …

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 …

These handsome diving ducks belong to the sawbill family, named for their serrated bills, used for catching fish. Their diet of fish like Salmon and Trout has brought them into conflict with game …

Mergus is the genus of the typical mergansers (/ mɜːrˈɡænsərz / mur-GAN-sərz) [1] fish-eating ducks in the subfamily Anatinae. The genus name is a Latin word used by Pliny the Elder and …

Mar 3, 2023 · Common Mergansers are common in the southwestern, northwestern, northeastern, and central United States. Common Mergansers have a really interesting name and some fun …

Common mergansers are found in Europe, the northern and central Palearctic, and North America. These birds are partial migrants; they leave areas where rivers and major lakes …