Red-breasted merganser
This is an adult female red-breasted mergansar. They are diving ducks that feed on small fish, aquatic insects, crustaceans and frogs. They can swim quite well underwater.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 715/1997
- Category
- Natural History
- Collection Class
- Birds
- Collector Excavator
- Ralston, T C (from the collection of)
- Common Name
- red-breasted merganser
- Simple Name
- bird
