🐾 Hooded Merganser

Lophodytes cucullatus · wildlife atlas entry

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The hooded merganser ( Lophodytes cucullatus ) is a species of small duck. It is the only extant species in the genus Lophodytes . The genus name derives from the Greek language: 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 coloured. The hooded merganser has a sawbill but is not classified as a Text: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.

Hooded Merganser — reference photo from iNaturalist — (c) Jason Stovin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Jason Stovin · cc-by-nc

Record card

Scientific name	Lophodytes cucullatus
Rank	species
Community observations	82,362 research-grade records on iNaturalist

Classification

kingdom Animalia › phylum Chordata › class Aves › order Anseriformes › family Anatidae

Seen in the wild — community photographs

Hooded Merganser photograph by the iNaturalist community — 2026-10-23 · Rideau Canal W Pathway, Ottawa, ON, CA
(c) mza267, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) · cc-by-nc

Hooded Merganser photograph by the iNaturalist community — 2026-07-22 · Bar Harbor, ME, USA
(c) Logan Barnes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) · cc-by-nc

Hooded Merganser photograph by the iNaturalist community — 2026-10-23 · Windsor Rd at Newport Ave, Oak Bay, BC V8S 5H9, Canada
(c) Harper, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) · cc-by-nc

Hooded Merganser photograph by the iNaturalist community — 2026-03-20 · Downsview, North York, ON, Canada
(c) Steven McClellan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) · cc-by-nc

Hooded Merganser photograph by the iNaturalist community — 2026-10-23 · Corte Madera Creek Pathway, Kentfield, CA, US
(c) J. Bagratuni, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) · cc-by-nc

Hooded Merganser photograph by the iNaturalist community — 2022-05-11 · Colony Farm Regional Park, Coquitlam, BC, Canada
(c) msmitshoek, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) · cc-by-nc

Hooded Merganser photograph by the iNaturalist community — 2026-10-23 · Colwood, BC, Canada
(c) faolan_c, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) · cc-by-nc

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