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Common Merganser (female)

Mergus merganser

Photo by Ariana
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Field Notes

Description:

16 inch long duck with long skinny red beek, a great orange woodpecker -like mohawk and grey downy feathers.

Habitat:

Central Park Zoo

Species ID Suggestions

Red breasted merganser

Mergus serrator

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KarenL
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Comments (8)
Ariana
Thank you do much Atul, Bong and Sachin!
Atul
lovely spotting !!
Ashish
Karen must saw this cute bird..so suggested perfect ID..
Ariana
Thanks for setting me on the right track, I'm not sure if it is a red breasted or a common merganser. I thought common looked a little more like it. http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Common_Merganser/id
KarenL
Female Merganser - nice shot!

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PublishedSeptember 15, 2011

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