Hooded Merganser Identification | 台北市立動物園資訊網

Hooded” is something of an understatement for this extravagantly crested little duck. Adult males are a sight to behold, with sharp black-and-white patterns set off ... Read More

Hooded Mergansers are small ducks with a thin bill and a fan-shaped, collapsible crest that makes the head look oversized and oblong. In flight, the wings are ... Read More

Hooded Mergansers are fairly common on small ponds and rivers, where they dive for fish, crayfish, and other food, seizing it in their thin, serrated bills. Read More

Hooded” is something of an understatement for this extravagantly crested little duck. Adult males are a sight to behold, with sharp black-and-white patterns set off ... Read More

The hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) is a species of merganser. It is the only extant species in the genus Lophodytes. The genus name derives from ... Read More

Small diving duck with thin serrated bill. Breeding males have showy black-and-​white crest, a couple zebra stripes on the white breast, and cinnamon-colored ... Read More

Mergansers are our only ducks that specialize in eating fish. The Hooded is the smallest of our three native merganser species, and often seems to be the least ... Read More

Hooded Mergansers are specialized divers, hunting for fish, crayfish, and other aquatic foods. Their long thin serrated bills and ability to change the refractive ... Read More

The Hooded Merganser nests in forested wetlands throughout its range. Some records show nesting in man-made boxes on grasslands and in nonforested ... Read More

The hooded merganser is the smallest of the three merganser species occurring in North America. Male hooded mergansers have a large white crest surrounded​ ... Read More