Unggas air (Waterfowl)
Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus
- tidak umum
- 40 km/h
- Risiko rendah
Flares a massive black-and-white crest like a sail going up. The most theatrical small duck on the pond.
- Populasi
- ~1.1 million mature individuals globally (increasing, ~5%/year 1966–2019)
- Habitat
- Forested wetlands, wooded ponds, small estuaries, flooded timber, and rivers; breeds on freshwater near mature trees with cavities across diverse forest types (spruce-fir, pine-hardwood, oak-cypress-tupelo), winters in shallow freshwater and brackish bays, estuaries, and tidal creeks
- Fakta menarik
- The Hooded Merganser is the smallest merganser native to North America and the only merganser species restricted to that continent, with both sexes sporting a distinctive fan-shaped crest they can raise or flatten at will.
- Sebaran
- North America — breeds across the eastern half of the continent (southern Canada to the Gulf Coast) and in the Pacific Northwest (Washington/British Columbia to northern Idaho); winters in the southern and coastal U.S.; rare vagrant to Europe and the Caribbean
- Makanan
- Primarily small fish, plus aquatic insects, crustaceans (especially crayfish), amphibians, mollusks, and some vegetation, caught by diving and locating prey visually
- Ukuran
- 0,45 m
- Bentang sayap
- 0,63 m
- Masa hidup
- 6 tahun
