探検鳥類

Common Merganser

Mergus merganser

The Common Merganser is a beautiful duck with a long, slender body and a sharp beak. They love to swim and dive underwater to catch fish, making them great hunters in the water!

生息地: Wetlands

外見

The Common Merganser has a sleek body and a distinctive thin, serrated red bill. Males boast an iridescent green head, white body, and black back. Females have a shaggy rusty-red head and a gray body.

AnimaliaChordataAvesAnseriformesAnatidaeMergus
Common Merganser
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Common Merganser

カテゴリ

鳥類

レア度

Common

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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おもしろい事実

A large group of mergansers is called a 'raft' or even a 'flotilla'.

Baby mergansers often jump from tree nests up to 40 feet high!

These ducks must 'run' across water to get airborne for flight!

They can stay underwater for over a minute, diving deep to hunt fish.

特殊能力

能力

Underwater Hunter

Common Mergansers can dive deep and chase fish because their bodies are built for fast underwater swimming.

能力

Fish Grip Bill

Common Mergansers have a serrated, hook-tipped bill that helps them firmly grasp slippery fish underwater.

能力

Waterproof Coat

Common Mergansers have waterproof feathers, keeping them warm and dry while diving in cold water.

サイズと詳細

長さ
58-72 cm
翼開長
82-97 cm
体重
0.9-2.1 kg
寿命
5-13 年
Top Speed
80 km/h
一度の産卵数
6-17
抱卵期間
28-35 日
渡りの距離
2500 km

食性と食事

These ducks are expert underwater hunters, mainly eating fish and aquatic creatures.

年齢による違い: Young ducklings eat more aquatic insects, transitioning to mostly fish as they mature.

主な食物

  • Small fish
  • Trout
  • Minnows
  • Crayfish
  • Aquatic insects

採餌方法

  • Pursuit

生態系とのつながり

eats

Rainbow Trout

Oncorhynchus mykiss

Mergansers hunt and eat smaller trout in rivers and lakes.

eaten by

Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Bald eagles are powerful predators of adult mergansers.

eaten by

North American River Otter

Lutra canadensis

River otters may prey on mergansers or their eggs opportunistically.

eats

Aquatic Insects

Insecta (various)

Ducklings and sometimes adults eat aquatic insects in their habitat.

特徴

別名

Goosander

コレクション

安全性

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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

よくある質問

Common Merganserの長さは何ですか?

58-72 cm

Common Merganserの翼開長は何ですか?

82-97 cm

Common Merganserの体重は何ですか?

0.9-2.1 kg

Common Merganserの寿命は何ですか?

5-13 年

Common Merganserのtop Speedは何ですか?

80 km/h

Common Merganserは何を食べますか?

These ducks are expert underwater hunters, mainly eating fish and aquatic creatures.

Common Merganserは通常どこに生息していますか?

Wetlands

Common Merganserはどのように狩りをしますか?

Pursuit

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