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 LC    Hooded Merganser* Id (Atlas):
    Lophodytes cucullatus

Description (10)
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Other Scientific Names
Mergus cucullatus [Cramp and Simmons (1977-1994)], Mergus cucullatus [Stotz et al. (1996)], Mergus cucullatus [AERC TAC (2003)]

Family
Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans)

Size
46 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Linnaeus, 1758)

Range (Guide)
Anguilla, Antigua And Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Canada, Cuba, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Martinique, Mexico, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, St Kitts And Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and The Grenadines, Turks and Caicos Islands, USA (B).

Vagrant to Finland, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, St Pierre and Miquelon (NB) (P), Virgin Islands (U.S.).

South-eastern Alaska south to Oregon; south-eastern Canada south to Mississippi valley.
 
Population
Estimated population is 270,000 - 390,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (30)...)

 
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) [XC161296]
     by Ian Cruickshank from Black Point Wildlife Drive, Merritt Island NWR, Florida, United States (call)

 
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) [XC142587]
     by Ian Cruickshank from Seney NWR, Schoolcraft, Michigan, United States (alarm call)

Subspecies
Hybridization with other species of Mergus reported rarely in captivity.

No subspecies.


References
See References.


Files:
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