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- Kingdom - Animals - Animalia
  - Phylum - Vertebrates - Craniata
    - Class - Birds - Aves
      - Order - Ducks / Geese - Anseriformes
        
        Family - Swans / Geese / Ducks - Anatidae
        
        Species - Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator

Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator

Global Rank: G5
State Rank: SNA

Agency Status
USFWS: none
USFS: none
BLM: none
CFWCS Tier: 3
PIF: none

General Description

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Diagnostic Characteristics

See Kaufman (1990) for information on identification.

General Distribution

Montana Range

Western Hemisphere Range

Summary of Observations Submitted for Montana

Number of Observations: 203

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Relative Density

Recency

Breeding
(direct evidence "B")

Breeding
(indirect evidence "b")

No evidence of Breeding
(transient "t")

Overwintering
(regular observations "W")

Overwintering
(at least one obs. "w")

(Records associated with a range of dates are excluded from time charts)

Migration

In the Bozeman area migration occurs from April to May 10 and from October 25 to November 25, with peaks occuring on April 15 and November 8. Montana migration peaks the last week of April and late October. Destinations are unknown.

Habitat

During migration in the Bozeman area, large concentrations are on the large lakes, but they do occur on ponds and rivers (Skaar 1969).

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Citation for data on this website:
Red-breasted Merganser — Mergus serrator. Montana Field Guide. Retrieved on February 9, 2010, from http://FieldGuide.mt.gov/detail_ABNJB21020.aspx