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    (c) Jason Stovin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) kitsun3, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) mkensinger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) William Wise Photography, all rights reserved

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    (c) ብልጫ (Bilcha), all rights reserved

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    (c) Ashley M Bradford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Hooded Merganser

Lophodytes cucullatus

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About

The hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) is a species of small duck. It is the only extant species in the genus Lophodytes. The genus name derives from the Greek language: lophos meaning 'crest', and dutes meaning diver. The bird is striking in appearance; both sexes have crests that they can raise or lower, and the breeding plumage of the male is handsomely patterned and coloured. The hooded merganser has a sawbill but is not classified as a

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