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;[[:Category:Mergus|Mergus]] serrator | ;[[:Category:Mergus|Mergus]] serrator | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
L. 52-58 cm<br/> | L. 52-58 cm<br/> | ||
W. 67-82 cm | W. 67-82 cm | ||
Long, thin red bill with serrated edges | Long, thin red bill with serrated edges | ||
| − | + | '''Adult Male''' | |
*Dark head with a green sheen | *Dark head with a green sheen | ||
*White neck with | *White neck with | ||
*Rusty breast | *Rusty breast | ||
*Black back | *Black back | ||
| − | *White underparts | + | *White underparts<br /> |
| − | + | [[Image:IMG 5271 1-bf.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Male<br />Photo by {{user|MahslebMahsleb}}<br />Mistley, [[Essex]], Fenruary 2009 ]] | |
| + | '''Adult Female''' | ||
*Rusty head | *Rusty head | ||
| − | *Greyish body | + | *Greyish body<br /> |
| − | + | '''Juvenile''' | |
| − | Like the female, but | + | Like the female, but lacks the white collar and has a smaller white wing patch. |
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[ | + | Northern [[Palearctic]] and northern [[North America]]; winters southern [[Palearctic]] and [[Mexico]] |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Freshwater lakes and rivers. | Freshwater lakes and rivers. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
This is a diving duck. The diet is mainly small fish, aquatic insects and frogs. | This is a diving duck. The diet is mainly small fish, aquatic insects and frogs. | ||
| − | == | + | ====Vocalisation==== |
The call of the female is ''prak prrak'' | The call of the female is ''prak prrak'' | ||
<flashmp3>Mergus serrator (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | <flashmp3>Mergus serrator (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | ||
''[[Media:Mergus serrator (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ''[[Media:Mergus serrator (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Avianweb | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Mergus+serrator}} | {{GSearch|Mergus+serrator}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Mergus]] | + | <br /> |
| + | {{Video|Red-breasted_Merganser}} | ||
| + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Mergus]][[Category:Videos]][[Category:Bird Songs]] | ||
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Photo by soenke
- Mergus serrator
Identification
L. 52-58 cm
W. 67-82 cm
Long, thin red bill with serrated edges
Adult Male
- Dark head with a green sheen
- White neck with
- Rusty breast
- Black back
- White underparts
Adult Female
- Rusty head
- Greyish body
Juvenile Like the female, but lacks the white collar and has a smaller white wing patch.
Distribution
Northern Palearctic and northern North America; winters southern Palearctic and Mexico
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Freshwater lakes and rivers.
Behaviour
This is a diving duck. The diet is mainly small fish, aquatic insects and frogs.
Vocalisation
The call of the female is prak prrak
<flashmp3>Mergus serrator (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avianweb
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Red-breasted Merganser. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 7 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Red-breasted_Merganser
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