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Hooded Merganser

Lophodytes cucullatus

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Field Notes

Description:

A small duck. The males are mostly black above with a white sided crest. Their beak is small and thin, ideal for catching small fish.

Habitat:

inland ponds

Notes:

One of the most beautiful ducks I have ever seen.

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