Red-breasted Merganser

Description

Mergus serrator

The Red-breasted Merganser drake has a green head with a distinctive spiky green crest. Its bill is long, narrow and red. Its eyes are red, the neck collar is white and the chest is reddish brown. It has a black back and a white belly. The hen has a brown head with a long brownish crest. Her body is gray. Red-breasted Mergansers are large in size and have a long slender appearance in flight.