noun
definition
Any of various diving ducks of the genera Mergus or Lophodytes, which feed on fish and have a sharply serrated bill.
Examples of mergansers in a Sentence
Here, too, breed many species of ducks, the mallard, gadwall, baldpate, three species of teal, shoveler, pintail, hooded mergansers, and Canada geese; other ducks and geese are migrants only.
Within one hour we found a pair of Brasilian Mergansers with at least five downy chicks!
A flight of red breasted mergansers was a distraction from the " musical " entertainment.
Scaly-sided mergansers have also occurred in North Korea, South Korea, Vietnam, Taiwan, Myanmar, Tibet and Thailand.
Identify applied research needs related to species recovery Discuss the need for and feasibility of ex situ conservation measures for Brazilian mergansers.
Of interest, we did note 14 juvenile Hooded mergansers, a good addition to our trip list and a Common Loon.