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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 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.
Clockwise from top right: Palestine sunbird (Cinnyris osea), blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata), house sparrow (Passer domesticus), great tit (Parus major), hooded crow (Corvus cornix), southern masked weaver (Ploceus velatus) Passerines, the "song birds". This is the largest order of birds and contains more than half of all birds. Family ...
Hooded merganser: Lophodytes cucullatus (Linnaeus, 1758) 160 New Zealand merganser: Mergus australis Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841 (E) 161 Brazilian merganser: Mergus octosetaceus Vieillot, 1817: 162 Common merganser: Mergus merganser Linnaeus, 1758: 163 Red-breasted merganser: Mergus serrator Linnaeus, 1758: 164 Scaly-sided merganser: Mergus ...
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.
Hooded merganser; R. Red-breasted merganser; S. Smew This page was last edited on 26 May 2009, at 21:48 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
Hooded merganser, Lophodytes cucullatus (A) Common merganser, Mergus merganser (A) Red-breasted merganser, Mergus serrator (A) Ruddy duck, Oxyura jamaicensis (A)
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) Scaly-sided merganser (Mergus squamatus)