The Common Merganser is a fish-eating duck found across the world and Asian countries like Nepal, India, Japan, China, and Korea. Males are brighter than females. Male have greenish black head and back, red bill, dark eyes and feet and white body where are female ones differ with brown head and grayish body. These birds are capable of swimming, diving and flying. They feed on water animals like fish, amphibians, snails and other aquatic invertebrates. They live in banks of rivers, lakes, coasts in nests made up of bushes. Their breeding occurs from May to June each year when female lays around 10 eggs in a clutch. These birds live around 12 years. They are seen in Chitwan of Nepal.
Common Name:common merganser, Kaure haans, कौरे हाँस्
Scientific Name: Mergus merganser
Weight: Male 3.64 lbs., Female 2.73 lbs.
Color: Male - greenish black head and back, red bill, dark eyes and feet and white body. Female- brown head and the body is greyish.
Length: Male 25.5 inches, Female 22.9 inches
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