Scaly-sided Merganser

Item Data

Title

Scaly-sided Merganser

Located At

Sylvan Heights Bird Park

Description

Meet the Birds: Meet the Scaly-sided Merganser, an endangered duck native to China. Mergansers feed on fish, aquatic insects, and crustaceans, which they locate by sight. Some merganser species are declining in the wild as a result of increased river pollution, as cloudy water impairs their ability to hunt. Combined efforts that include habitat preservation and captive breeding programs may make the difference between survival and extinction for endangered merganser species.

Classification

Life Sciences, Biology

URL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zG6fbevXz0

Keywords

Video