Red-breasted Merganser Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Mergus serrator
Family : Anatidae
Order : Anseriformes
Class : Aves
Phylum : Chordata
Habitat : Coast
Description : Red-breasted merganser has a spiky crest and long thin red bill with serrated edges. The adult red-breasted merganser is 51–62 cm long, weight ranges from 800-1350 gm. The male has a dark head with a green sheen, a white neck, black back, and white underparts. Adult female has a greyish body. They mainly eat small fish, but also aquatic insects and frogs.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Mareca strepera
(Gadwall) -
Mareca falcata
(Falcated Duck) -
Mergus merganser
(Common Merganser) -
Nettapus coromandelianus
(Cotton Pygmy Goose) -
Tadorna tadorna
(Common Shelduck) -
Anas platyrhynchos
(Mallard) -
Aythya ferina
(Common Pochard) -
Anser anser
(Greylag Goose) -
Rhodonessa caryophyllacea
(Pink-headed Duck) -
Sibirionetta formosa
(Baikal Teal)
Species groups
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Bee-eaters -
Booby -
frigatebird -
phalarope -
tropicbird -
Martins and Swallows -
Crows, Drongos & allies -
Woodpeckers -
Eared Nightjars -
Ibises & Spoonbills -
Trogons -
Coucals -
Pelicans -
Darters -
Gulls -
Warblers and allies -
Flowerpeckers & Sunbirds -
Sparrows, Wagtails, Pipits a& allies -
moonbird -
Hawks & Eagles -
Snipes, Sandpipers, Plovers & allies -
Small Kingfishers -
Cisticola & Prinia -
Plovers & Lapwings -
Rails, Gallinules & Coots -
Tits -
Parrots -
Rosefinches and Buntings -
Bustards -
Grebes -
Pheasants & Partridges -
Old World flycatcher -
Starlings and Mynas -
Hornbills -
Buttonquails -
Rollers -
Bluebirds -
Crested Kingfishers -
Cormorants -
Pigeons and Doves -
Jacanas -
Typical Owl -
Finfoots &booby -
Flamingo -
Herons and Bitterns -
Treecreepers -
Nuthatch -
Barbets -
Treeswifts -
Swifts -
Crab-plovers, Coursers and Pratincoles -
Bulbuls -
Frogmouths -
Larks -
Storks -
Broadbills -
Thick-knees -
Painted-snipes -
Nightjars -
Barn-owls -
Large-billed Kingfishers -
Falcons -
Pittas -
Cranes -
Whistling-ducks -
Ducks, Geese & Swans -
Hoopoe
References:
description written by:Fatema-Tuz-Zohora,Department of Zoology, Jagannath University,Dhaka;information source:www.en.wikipedia.org, iucnredlist.org;taxonomic checklist:P. M. Thompson and S. U. Chowdhury (2020). A checklist of birds of Bangladesh.Birds Bangladesh;photo credit: Robert Keereweer(www.inaturalist.org/people/Robert Keereweer),photo shared from iNaturalist, photo copyright reserved according to iNaturalist rules;Stanislas Wrozamore information, please contact us.
description written by:Fatema-Tuz-Zohora,Department of Zoology, Jagannath University,Dhaka;information source:www.en.wikipedia.org, iucnredlist.org;taxonomic checklist:P. M. Thompson and S. U. Chowdhury (2020). A checklist of birds of Bangladesh.Birds Bangladesh;photo credit: Robert Keereweer(www.inaturalist.org/people/Robert Keereweer),photo shared from iNaturalist, photo copyright reserved according to iNaturalist rules;Stanislas Wrozamore information, please contact us.