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The hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) is a species of fish-eating duck in the subfamily Anatinae. It is the only extant species in the genus Lophodytes . The genus name derives from the Greek language : lophos meaning 'crest', and dutes meaning 'diver'.
The bufflehead is an extremely rare vagrant to western Europe. Their breeding habitat is wooded lakes and ponds in Alaska and Canada, almost entirely included in the boreal forest or taiga habitat. From 1966 – 2015, the bufflehead experienced a >1.5% yearly population increase throughout its breeding range. [9]
Lophodytes cucullatus (Linnaeus 1758) (hooded merganser) LC; Genus Mergus Linnaeus 1758 non Brisson 1760 †Mergus connectens Jánossy 1972 †Mergus minor Kessler 2009 †Mergus miscellus Alvarez & Olson 1978; Subgenus † Mathews & Iredale 1913 †Mergus australis Hombron & Jacquinot 1841 (Auckland merganser) EX 1910
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 common merganser eats mainly fish.
Bufflehead: Bucephala albeola (Linnaeus, 1758) 156 Common goldeneye: Bucephala clangula (Linnaeus, 1758) 157 Barrow's goldeneye: Bucephala islandica (Gmelin, JF, 1789) 158 Smew: Mergellus albellus (Linnaeus, 1758) 159 Hooded merganser: Lophodytes cucullatus (Linnaeus, 1758) 160 New Zealand merganser: Mergus australis Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841 ...
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) Mergellus Selby, 1840: Smew (Mergellus albellus) Lophodytes Reichenbach, 1853: Hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) Mergus Linnaeus, 1758: Red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator) †New Zealand merganser (Mergus australis) Common merganser or goosander (Mergus merganser) Brazilian merganser (Mergus octosetaceus)
The scaly-sided merganser or "Chinese merganser" (M. squamatus) is an endangered species. It lives in temperate East Asia, breeding in the north and wintering in the south. The hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus, formerly known as Mergus cucullatus) is not of this genus but is closely related.
The western meadowlark is the state bird of North Dakota. This list of birds of North Dakota includes species documented in the U.S. state of North Dakota. The list is derived from Checklist of North Dakota Birds produced in April 2021 by the North Dakota Game and Fish Department (NDGFD). The basic NDGFD list contains 420 confirmed and extant species, two extinct species. Three additional ...