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− | [[Image: | + | ;[[:Category:Mergus|Mergus]] squamatus |
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+ | ==Identification== | ||
+ | 52–62 cm (20½-24½ in)<br /> | ||
+ | *Long, serrated orange-red bills, legs and feet | ||
+ | '''Male''' | ||
+ | *Glossy greenish-black head and neck | ||
+ | *Long, droopy, shaggy crest | ||
+ | *Greyish-black upperparts | ||
+ | *Creamy-white breast and underparts<br /> | ||
+ | '''Female''' | ||
+ | *Buffiy head and neck | ||
+ | *Wispy crest | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Distribution== | ||
+ | [[Asia]]: found in Manchuria and extreme south-eastern [[Siberia]]; winters to southern [[China]], [[Korea]] and [[Japan]] (occasionally [[Taiwan]]). | ||
+ | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
+ | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | They breed on forested fast-flowing rivers and streams. Moving to larger lakes and slower rivers, reservoirs, lagoons and the coast outside of the breeding season.. | ||
+ | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | ====Breeding==== | ||
+ | They line a tree hole with down at heights up to 18 m. The clutch consists of 4-12 eggs, which is incubated by the female for 31-35 days. | ||
+ | ====Diet==== | ||
+ | The diet consists of small fish as well as insect larvae, shrimps, crayfish and beetles. | ||
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2016) | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
+ | {{GSearch|"Mergus squamatus" {{!}} "Scaly-sided Mergnaser" }} | ||
+ | {{GS-checked}}1 | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:39, 7 May 2023
- Mergus squamatus
Identification
52–62 cm (20½-24½ in)
- Long, serrated orange-red bills, legs and feet
Male
- Glossy greenish-black head and neck
- Long, droopy, shaggy crest
- Greyish-black upperparts
- Creamy-white breast and underparts
Female
- Buffiy head and neck
- Wispy crest
Distribution
Asia: found in Manchuria and extreme south-eastern Siberia; winters to southern China, Korea and Japan (occasionally Taiwan).
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
They breed on forested fast-flowing rivers and streams. Moving to larger lakes and slower rivers, reservoirs, lagoons and the coast outside of the breeding season..
Behaviour
Breeding
They line a tree hole with down at heights up to 18 m. The clutch consists of 4-12 eggs, which is incubated by the female for 31-35 days.
Diet
The diet consists of small fish as well as insect larvae, shrimps, crayfish and beetles.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2016)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Scaly-sided Merganser. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 15 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Scaly-sided_Merganser
External Links
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