There are two other species of merganser found in New England − common and hooded mergansers. What distinguishes red-breasted mergansers are their shaggy crests, super thin beaks and range.

At least five merganser carcasses were left ... “We are aware of the recent mortality event impacting bird species along Chicago’s lakefront,” a spokesperson said. Park District personnel ...

Officials suspect that highly contagious bird flu is the cause of the illnesses found in the mergansers, a species of diving duck that winters in the Great Lakes region. Stream NBC 5 for free ...

Five chicks of the critically endangered Brazilian merganser have been born at the Prague Zoo, fuelling hopes for a reintroduction of the duck in the wild, a breeder said Wednesday. The two males ...

After reports began to flock in Friday, from Hyde Park on Chicago’s South Side to Wilmette on the North Shore, the red-breasted merganser seems to be the latest species impacted by the H5N1 bird ...