Red-breasted Merganser |
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Description
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19-26". Male has green head with wispy crest, gray sides, white neck ring. and rusty breast. Female grayish, with reddish-brown head shading gradually into gray of neck. Both sexes are crested and have red bills. |
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Voice
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Usually silent; various
croaking and grunting notes during courtship.
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Habitat
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Breeds on wooded lakes
and tundra ponds; winters mainly on salt water.
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Nesting
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8-10 olive-buff eggs in a down-lined depression concealed under a bush or in a brush pile. |
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Other
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