Common Merganser Photo Gallery

Common Merganser Male (North American)

Male (North American)

Large duck with long body and long, straight bill. Mostly white, with green head and orange-red bill.

© Alix d'Entremont | Macaulay LibraryNova Scotia, January 26, 2013

Common Merganser Female (North American)

Female (North American)

© Jay McGowan | Macaulay LibraryNew York, May 02, 2017

Males with Mallards

© Jay McGowan | Macaulay LibraryNew York, March 11, 2015Not all videos have sound

Common Merganser Male and female (North American)

Male and female (North American)

In flight, both sexes have dark outer wings with white patch on secondary flight feathers. Male also shows white on leading edge of wing.

© Chris Wood | Macaulay LibraryNew York, April 04, 2016

Common Merganser Male (Eurasian)

Male (Eurasian)

© Christoph Moning | Macaulay LibraryBayern, November 03, 2012

Female with juveniles

© Jay McGowan | Macaulay LibraryNew York, June 02, 2015Not all videos have sound

Common Merganser Male and female (Eurasian)

Male and female (Eurasian)

© Christoph Moning | Macaulay LibraryBayern, May 14, 2010

Common Merganser Female (Eurasian)

Female (Eurasian)

Large duck with long, slender bill. Warm reddish head has ragged crest, white chin, and sharp border with white chest.

© Nigel Voaden | Macaulay LibraryEngland, January 28, 2017

Breeding males

© Timothy Barksdale | Macaulay LibraryJanuary 28, 1998Not all videos have sound

Common Merganser Female and chick (North American)

Female and chick (North American)

Female has gray body contrasting with cinnamon-red, crested head. May be seen with large numbers of ducklings in summer.

© Kenneth Pinnow | Macaulay LibraryPennsylvania, May 12, 2017

Common Merganser Immature male (North American)

Immature male (North American)

© Jay McGowan | Macaulay LibraryNew York, June 09, 2011

Females/nonbreeding males

© Jay McGowan | Macaulay LibraryNew York, November 13, 2014Not all videos have sound

Common Merganser Male and female (North American)

Male and female (North American)

Fairly common on freshwater, especially rivers. Often rests on boulders or logs in midstream.

© Jay McGowan | Macaulay LibraryNew York, May 05, 2017

Common Merganser Immature (North American)

Immature (North American)

© Simon Boivin | Macaulay LibraryQuebec, November 07, 2020

Common Merganser Female (North American)

Female (North American)

© Jay McGowan | Macaulay LibraryNew York, May 31, 2016

Common Merganser Male and female (North American)

Male and female (North American)

Fairly common along freshwater lakes and rivers; rarer in saltwater or brackish water.

© Tim Lenz | Macaulay LibraryNew York, May 02, 2016

Common Merganser Male (North American)

Common Merganser Female (North American)

Common Merganser Males with Mallards

Common Merganser Male and female (North American)

Common Merganser Male (Eurasian)

Common Merganser Female with juveniles

Common Merganser Male and female (Eurasian)

Common Merganser Female (Eurasian)

Common Merganser Breeding males

Common Merganser Female and chick (North American)

Common Merganser Immature male (North American)

Common Merganser Females/nonbreeding males

Common Merganser Male and female (North American)

Common Merganser Immature (North American)

Common Merganser Female (North American)

Common Merganser Male and female (North American)

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