Scaly-sided Merganser

Mergus squamatus

Endangered

The Scaly-sided Merganser is a duck, goose, swan, or close waterfowl relative of Eurasian wetlands, lakes, rivers, coasts, and seasonal migration routes. It feeds on aquatic plants, seeds, invertebrates, or small animals in lakes, marshes, rivers, floodplains, and coastal waters, and many populations gather or migrate seasonally in large flocks.

Family

Anatidae

Group

Waterfowl

Range

Scaly-sided Merganser Range — Resident or seasonal range in Eurasian wetlands, lakes, rivers, coasts, and seasonal migration routes

Population

≈ 2.5K-10K

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