Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
LC
Hooded Merganser*
Id (Atlas):
Lophodytes cucullatus
Vagrant
Description (10 )
Hooded Merganser
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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)
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)... )
Listen to XC805327
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus ) [XC805327 ]
by Richard E. Webster from Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States (call)
Listen to XC771796
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus ) [XC771796 ]
by Russ Wigh from Galloway, Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States (call, breeding call)
Subspecies
Hybridization with other species of Mergus reported rarely in captivity.
No subspecies.
References
See References .
Files:
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For more information about the Hooded Merganser see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
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