Ducks, Geese, Swans
Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus
The hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) is a species of small duck. It is the only extant species in the genus Lophodytes. The genus name derives from the Greek language: lophos meaning 'crest', and dutes meaning diver.
- Family
- Ducks, Geese, Swans
- Order
- Anseriformes
- Weight
- 614 g
- Habitat
- Wetland
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Migration
- Migrant
- Countries recorded
- 13
