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Red-breasted Merganser

Mergus serrator

The Red-breasted Merganser is a beautiful duck with a striking red chest and a long, slender body. They love to dive underwater to catch fish and can be seen swimming in lakes and rivers.

Hábitat: Coastal areas

Aspecto

The Red-breasted Merganser has a shaggy crest and a long, thin, reddish bill with a hooked tip. Males display a dark green head, a rusty-red chest band, and striking black and white body feathers. Females are more muted with a reddish-brown head and a less distinct crest.

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Red-breasted Merganser
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Red-breasted Merganser

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Common

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Datos interesantes

Baby mergansers can dive and find their own food just a few days after hatching!

These ducks need a running start on the water to take off into flight, like an airplane!

They can stay underwater for nearly a full minute while hunting for fishy snacks!

Unlike most ducks, mergansers keep their wild, spiky hairdo even when diving!

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Underwater Vision

Red-breasted Mergansers have special clear eyelids that act like goggles, helping them see perfectly while diving underwater.

Habilidad

Fish Gripper Bill

Red-breasted Mergansers have a long, slender bill with saw-like edges that help them grip onto slippery fish in the water.

Habilidad

Deep Diver

Red-breasted Mergansers have powerful webbed feet and a streamlined body that helps them chase and catch fast fish deep underwater.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud
51-62 cm
Envergadura
70-86 cm
Peso
0.7-1.4 kg
Esperanza de vida
5-10 años
Top Speed
90 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta
7-12
Incubación
29-32 días
Distancia de migración
2500 km

Dieta y alimentación

These speedy swimmers mostly gobble up small fish, but also enjoy a few other aquatic critters!

Diferencias por edad: Young mergansers start with small aquatic insects before moving to larger fish.

Alimentos principales

  • herring
  • smelt
  • sticklebacks
  • sculpins
  • crustaceans
  • aquatic insects

Método de búsqueda

  • Pursuit

Conexiones ecológicas

eats

Herring Gull

Larus argentatus

Preys on merganser eggs and young chicks.

hunts

Northern Pike

Esox lucius

Large pike may prey on merganser ducklings.

hunts

Atlantic Salmon

Salmo salar

Mergansers eat juvenile salmon, especially in river systems.

hunts

Rainbow Trout

Oncorhynchus mykiss

They frequently prey on smaller trout in freshwater.

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Seguridad

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Always watch birds from a distance and don't try to touch them.

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el longitud de Red-breasted Merganser?

51-62 cm

¿Cuál es el envergadura de Red-breasted Merganser?

70-86 cm

¿Cuál es el peso de Red-breasted Merganser?

0.7-1.4 kg

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Red-breasted Merganser?

5-10 años

¿Cuál es el top Speed de Red-breasted Merganser?

90 km/h

¿Qué come Red-breasted Merganser?

These speedy swimmers mostly gobble up small fish, but also enjoy a few other aquatic critters!

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Red-breasted Merganser?

Coastal areas

¿Cómo caza Red-breasted Merganser?

Pursuit

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