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Red-breasted merganser

Mergus serrator

Photo by BrunoMoller
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Field Notes

Description:

•They can dive and swim underwater.
•They eat small fish, aquatic insects, crustaceans and frogs.
•It's one of the fastest birds in flight, with a top speed of 160 km/h.

Habitat:

Freshwater lakes and rivers
-I saw these mergansers in Chicago (USA)

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