goosander
Fish-eating diving duck
A goosander is a large diving duck with a long, serrated bill for catching fish.
The male has a dark green head and white body; the female is gray with a rusty-red head.
Found across northern Europe, Asia, and North America, where it's called the common merganser.
A goosander surfaced with a trout in its bill.
Waterbird that quacks
- drakeMale waterfowl
- plumageBird's complete feather coat
- beakHorny avian mouthpart
- serratedHaving toothlike projections
crest · feathers · wings · nesting · flock · ornithology · species · courtship
Large flowing watercourse
- lakeEnclosed body of freshwater
- streamSteady continuous flow
- pondSmall still body
- wetlandWaterlogged land ecosystem
habitat · riparian · ecosystem · trout · salmon · perch · fish-eating · waterway
duck
Waterbird that quacks
serrated · crest · feathers · wings · nesting · flock · ornithology · species · courtship · breeding
river
Large flowing watercourse
wetland · habitat · riparian · ecosystem · trout · salmon · perch · fish-eating · waterway · reservoir
migration
Movement to new territory
- flywayEstablished bird migration path
- seasonalRecurring at fixed intervals
- winteringPassing the cold season
breeding · northward · southward · passage · overwinter · flock · navigation · stopover · range · dispersal
dive
Headfirst water entry
- submergePlunge beneath liquid
- underwaterBelow the surface
- plungeSudden steep descent
pursuit · swimming · streamlined · aquatic · foraging · surface · buoyancy