• Synonyms Fish duck, Hooded Sheldrake, Sawbill, Cock robin
  • Old latin name for bird Mergus cucullatus, Lophodytes cucllatus

Hooded Merganserbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Alarm call, female, flight call, © Jim Berry
    United States
  • 2.
    Female, flight call, © Jim Berry
    United States
  • 3.
    Call, female, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 4.
    Call, © Jonathon Jongsma
    United States
  • 5.
    Growl, male, typical of courtship. Accompanies 'bucking' behavior, © Russ Wigh
    United States
  • 6.
    Call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 7.
    Call, display call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 8.
    Call, female, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 9.
    Alarm call, female, © Martin St-Michel
    Canada
  • 10.
    Call, © Ray Cooke
    Canada
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API
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Where to see Hooded Merganser

  • Breeding region North America
  • Breeding subregion se Alaska to nw USA; s Manitoba to Nova Scotia (c, se Canada) to e Texas and n Florida (e, se USA)
  • Non breeding region to s California, s Texas and s Florida

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
BasqueZerra txanoduna, Bec de serra coronat
BelarusianАмерыканскі савук
Bengaliহরামপাডািআটি঳, টুচ঩঩যা ভামগিঞ্জায
BretonHeskenneg kabellek
BulgarianАмерикански нирец, Качулат нирец
Catalanbec de serra coronat
Chinese棕胁秋沙鸭
Chinese (Traditional)鏡冠秋沙
Chuvashкапюшонлă крохаль
Croatiankukmasti ronac
Czechmorčák chocholatý, Morcák chocholatý
DanishHjelmskallesluger
DutchKuifzaagbek, Kuifzaagbekeend, Kokardezaagbek, Kakardezaagbek
EsperantoKapuĉmerĝo, Kapuĉmergo
Estoniankübarkoskel
FaroeseSagont
Finnishharjakoskelo
FrenchCanard couronné, Bec-scie couronné, Harle couronné
FrisianKapeseachbek
GalicianMergo capuchino, Bec de serra coronat, Mergo de capuz
GermanKappensäger
GreekΣτεφαvoπρίστης, Στεφανοπρίστης
Hebrewמרגון כיפה, מרגון מקושט
Hungarianbóbitás bukó, Csuklyás bukó
IcelandicKambönd
IrishSíolta chochallach, Síolta Chochaill
ItalianSmergo dal cappuccio, Smergo monaco, Smergo dal capuccio, Smergo dal ciuffo
Japaneseオウギアイサ
Kazakhайдарлы бейнарық
Latvianbaltausu gaura, baltausu gaura, kapuces gaura
LithuanianSkiauterėtasis dančiasnapis, kuoduotasis dančiasnapis
LuxembourgishKapeseeër
MacedonianСив цуцулест нуркач
ManxSheeltey choghyl
Northern SamiHárjegoalsi
Norwegianhjelmfiskand
Norwegian NynorskHjelmfiskand
Polishkapturnik
Portuguesemerganso-capuchinho
RomanianFerestraş cucuiat
Russianамериканский крохаль, Хохлатый Крохаль, Капюшоновый крохаль
SerbianKapuljačasti ronac, Ćubasti ronac
Slovakpotápač prilbatý
Sloveniankapucasti žagar
SpanishSerreta Capuchino, mergo cresta-blanca, Serreta cabezona, Mergo Cresta Blanca, Mergo de Caperuza, Serreta de Caperuza, Mergansa de Caperuza, Mergo capuchona, Serreta capuchona, Pato de Cresta
Swedishkamskrake
TurkishBaşlıklı Tarakdiş
Ukrainianкрех жовтоокий
WelshHwyaden gribwen