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Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus
38.8088, -77.1146
Field Notes
Description:
The hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) is a 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.
Habitat:
For preference the hooded merganser lives on small bodies of water such as ponds and small estuaries where there is ample emergent aquatic vegetation, but it also inhabits larger wetlands, impoundments, flooded timber, and rivers. They prefer fresh water but do occur on brackish water bodies as well.[
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Hooded merganser
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PublishedMarch 15, 2016
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