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Common merganser

Merges merganser

Spotting Image 1

Description:

is this a Red-breasted Merganser? I saw her with Common Merganser male

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AshleyT
AshleyT 10 years ago
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser Common Merganser, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology


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Malcolm Wilton-Jones
Malcolm Wilton-Jones 10 years ago

Also called a Goosander in Europe.

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AshleyT
AshleyT 10 years ago

The presence of a white chin patch is an easy way to distinguish the female common from the female red-breasted

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RogerHagerman
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RogerHagerman

Marion, Michigan, USA

Spotted on Mar 1, 2014
Submitted on Mar 1, 2014

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