Hooded Merganser is a photograph by Jennie Breeze which was uploaded on January 3rd, 2016.
Hooded Merganser
The Hooded Merganser is the smallest of the three species of mergansers, also known as saw-bills or fish-ducks, found in North America. Hooded... more
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Hooded Merganser
Artist
Jennie Breeze
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Photograph - Original Img_9456
Description
The Hooded Merganser is the smallest of the three species of mergansers, also known as saw-bills or fish-ducks, found in North America. Hooded Mergansers are highly sexually dimorphic. Both sexes have a bushy erectile crest of head feathers which forms the distinctive "hood". In breeding males this hood has a large central white patch boldly bordered in black. They have bright yellow eyes. The breeding male has a black face, neck and back. The breast and underparts are bright white. Two bold black lines running down the side of the bird separate the white of the breast from the finely vermiculated rufous flanks. The upperparts of the wings are blackish with white striping on the flight feathers. The underparts of the wings are light grey to nearly white. The plumage of the females and non-breeding males is dusky brown throughout, lighter on the underparts and a richer reddish-brown in the crest. They also have some white striping on the wings. Females have dark brown eyes.
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January 3rd, 2016
