American Merganser Apr 2026

Common Mergansers are primarily piscivorous, focusing on fish but occasionally consuming other aquatic life.

: Includes trout, salmon, suckers, sculpin, shad, sunfish, minnows, and eels. american merganser

: Have gray bodies, white chests, and distinctive rusty-cinnamon heads with shaggy crests. Common Mergansers are primarily piscivorous

: Studies on captive birds suggest they may require roughly 9–11 ounces of fish daily to maintain body weight. and eels. : Have gray bodies