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Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus [Linnaeus, 1758]
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Order:
Anseriformes
Family:
Anatidae
BTO Codes:
,
EURING No:
99014
Number in Britain:
Unavailable
Conservation Status:
UK:
Unlisted
European:
Not evaluated
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
0 cm
Wingspan:
0 cm
Weight:
-
Scientific name from:
Gr.: lophos =a crest + dutes a diver
and L.: cucullus =a hood or cowl
World Distribution:
BREEDS: n US and s Canada (except central plains area), WINTERS: s to s US
Habitat:
Swamps, streams and lakes, on migration also seacoasts
Diet:
Records and Distribution
First Record:
Outer Hebrides, 2000
Total Number of Records (1958-2004):
0
Summary of Records by Year
Most Likely to Occur in:
Most Recent County Records:
Scotland:
Outer Hebrides
(2000),
North-east England:
No Records
North-west England:
No Records
English Midlands:
No Records
Eastern England:
No Records
South-east England:
No Records
South-west England:
No Records
Wales:
No Records
Other Names
Previously Mergus cucullatus
Gaelic:
Welsh:
Danish:
Hjelmskallesluger
Dutch:
Kokardezaagbek
Finnish:
Harjakoskelo
French:
Harle couronné
German:
Kappensäger
Hungarian:
Csuklyás bukó
Icelandic:
Kambönd
Irish:
Italian:
Smergo dal ciuffo
Norwegian:
Hjelmfiskand
Polish:
Kapturnik
Portuguese:
Merganso-cabeçudo
Spanish:
Serreta cabezona
Swedish:
Kamskrake
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See Also:
All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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