Unggas air (Waterfowl)
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator
- tidak umum
- 40 km/h
- Risiko rendah
Fastest duck ever clocked in level flight, hitting 80+ mph. Your message has a top speed.
- Populasi
- ~370,000 individuals (global breeding population); trend reported stable 1966–2015
- Habitat
- Breeds on freshwater, brackish, and saltwater wetlands in the boreal forest, typically close to the coast (rivers, lakes, forested riverbanks, marsh edges, coastal islands); winters mainly in coastal/saltwater bays and estuaries, and on large inland lakes — the Mergus species most often found on saltwater relative to its Common Merganser cousin
- Fakta menarik
- Red-breasted Mergansers are among the fastest-flying ducks on record, with a maximum observed flight speed of about 130 km/h (81 mph).
- Sebaran
- Breeds across the northern boreal belt of North America, Greenland, Iceland, and the Palearctic (northern Europe through Siberia); winters along temperate coastlines of the northern Atlantic and Pacific, including the US, Mexico, western Europe, and parts of Asia. Some northern-Atlantic populations (Iceland, Ireland, Britain, Norway, Baltic) are largely resident year-round
- Makanan
- Primarily small fish (roughly 15–20 fish/day, requiring ~250–300 dives or 4–5 hours of foraging daily); also aquatic insects, crustaceans, worms, and amphibians. Its bill has serrated, tooth-like edges ("sawbill") adapted to grip slippery prey
- Ukuran
- 0,58 m
- Bentang sayap
- 0,7 m
- Masa hidup
- 7 tahun
