ID this duck

[kshotton45]

Is this a Merganser? Is a Goosander the same?



( it reminds me of an old girlfriend - straight hair and curly teeth ! )

Keith.

[GuyF]

This is a Goosander. Goosander and (Red-breasted) Merganser are 2 different species. Mergansers are mostly sea ducks, while Goosanders inhabit rivers, reservoirs and lakes.
Guy

[Tursiops2]

I'd say it was a female RB Merganser, going by the crest.
T2

[paulchandler6]

I would say this is a female Goosander possibly Juv, check out the bill tip and the dark area around the eye.Also the sharper demarcation of the brown on the neck. Cheers

[Tursiops2]

umm... maybe not



female goosander by PMG

[aeshna5]

Definitely Goosander, though eclipse drakes look very similar to female/juvenile, because of white chin, clear demarcation of reddish head with greyer neck + shape of crest.

[Spoonbill]

Looks like a Goosander to me since it has that little tuft of hair at the back of it's head which the Common Merganser lacks.

[aeshna5]

Originally Posted by Spoonbill

Looks like a Goosander to me since it has that little tuft of hair at the back of it's head which the Common Merganser lacks.

Common Merganser is the American name for Goosander (different subspecies though I think)- think you meant to say Red-breasted Merganser!

[Ambriel]

Yes, definitely Goosander. A female.

Oddly enough I was asking myself this same question yesterday.

There were three together out on the Bay and I thought they were Merganser but it was only when I got home and transferred the photos to the PC that I could see they were actually Goosander. I might try and upload some of the pics later.