Scaly-sided Merganser

Mergus squamatus

Diet

Scaly-sided mergansers are diurnal feeders whose diet consists of fish and aquatic invertebrates.

Habitat

Scaly-sided mergansers prefer fast-flowing streams in well-forested areas.

Nesting

Nests are built in tree hollows near a waterway. Females will lay 10-11 creamy white eggs over a period of 15-16 days and will incubate independently. 

Did you know?

This merganser’s breeding range is southeast Siberia, northeast China and North Korea. Winter range is central and southern China, southeast Russia, Korea, Japan, and occasionally Taiwan, Myanmar and Thailand.