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Red-breasted Merganser

Mergus serrator

Photo by Nature Nerd
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Description:

Head iridescent greenish black. Neck white. Chest deep rusty speckled with black. Back dark with long white patch along wings. Tail gray. Outer part of wings black. Bill scarlet-orange. Eyes red.

Habitat:

Freshwater lake

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PublishedApril 19, 2014

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