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Common Name
Common Merganser
Alternate NamesGoosandeer
Common TypeMerganser
Order
Anseriformes
Family
Anatidae
Genus
Mergus
Species
merganser
Conservation Status
Least Concern
Location Photographed
Common Merganzer Kansas,
Number of Sub-Species
Three Subspecies
Migratory or Resident
Partial Migrant with birds moving away from areas where rivers and lakes freeze in the winter but resident where waters remain open
Preferred Habitat
Fresh or salt water in larger lakes, stream or rivers.
Distribution and Range
Breed in Alaska, Canada and Greenland then winter in US, breed in northern Europe and Asia then winter in southern Europe and Asia.
Food