Hooded merganser | 台北市立動物園資訊網

Thehoodedmerganser(Lophodytescucullatus)isaspeciesofmerganser.ItistheonlyextantspeciesinthegenusLophodytes.Thegenusnamederivesfrom ...

Species of bird

This article is about Lophodytes, an aquatic bird. For the genus of true bugs, see Lopodytes.

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 bird is striking in appearance; both sexes have crests that they can raise or lower, and the breeding plumage of the male is handsomely patterned and coloured. The hooded merganser has a sawbill but is not classified as a typical merganser.

Hooded mergansers are the second-smallest species of merganser, with only the smew of Europe and Asia being smaller, and it also is the only merganser whose native habitat is restricted to North America.

A species of fossil merganser from the Late Pleistocene of Vero Beach, Florida, was described as Querquedula floridana (a genus now included in Anas), but upon ...

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

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 Merganser Life History | 台北市立動物園資訊網

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 Merganser Range Map | 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 merganser | 台北市立動物園資訊網

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

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

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

Hooded Merganser | 台北市立動物園資訊網

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 Merganser | 台北市立動物園資訊網

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

Lophodytes cucullatus | 台北市立動物園資訊網

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

Hooded Merganser | 台北市立動物園資訊網

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

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