Hooded merganser: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the hooded merganser lives – recorded in 8 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Lophodytes cucullatus
Group	Ducks, geese & swans
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	8 countries
Continents	Europe, North America
Class	Bird
Order	Anseriformes
Family	Anatidae

Where does the hooded merganser live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the hooded merganser in 8 countries and territories across Europe and North America. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa. In Belgium, United Kingdom, Sweden it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

United States
Canada
Bermuda
Sweden (introduced)
Mexico
United Kingdom (introduced)
Germany
Belgium (introduced)

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the hooded merganser endangered?

The hooded merganser’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the hooded merganser?

The hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) is a bird in the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae, genus Lophodytes. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the hooded merganser

The hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) is a species of fish-eating duck in the subfamily Anatinae. It is the only extant species in the genus Lophodytes. The genus name derives from Greek: lophos meaning 'crest', and dutes meaning 'diver'. The bird is striking in appearance; both sexes have crests that they can raise or lower, and the breeding plumage of the male is handsomely patterned and colored. The hooded merganser has a sawbill but is not classified as a typical merganser.

Hooded mergansers are the second-smallest species of merganser, with only the smew of Europe and Asia being smaller, and it also is the only merganser whose native habitat is restricted to North America.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Hooded merganser (revision 1374435089), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q241349 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).