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Subject: [China] Scaly-sided Merganser 中華秋沙鴨 [Print This Page]

Author: Paux Time: 21/12/2011 22:37 Subject: Scaly-sided Merganser 中華秋沙鴨

18-12-2011
Poyang Lake 鄱陽湖

It was a big surprise to me when I went through at night the photos of Common Mergansers I took during the day; I wouldn't imagine there would be a Scaly-sided Merganser mixed with a flock of Common Mergansers

(2nd from the right).

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Author: Paux Time: 21/12/2011 22:40

(The one at the middle)

(3rd from the right)

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Author: HFCheung Time: 22/12/2011 19:28

Please check again, this level of scales is not enough to be Scaly-sided.

Author: Paux Time: 23/12/2011 12:00

Fai Gor, thanks for your comments.
Even though the scales on this Merganser were not so apparent, I think the features of this bird matched the description on 'The Birds of HK & South China' as compared to the Common Mergansers around :

a. Size - 58 cm vs Common Merganser's 65 cm
b. With crest of wispy elongated feathers
c. Different head shape
d. Different side pattern (in flight)
e. Darker feathers around the neck

2 further enlarged photos are attached here for easy reference.

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Author: John Holmes Time: 23/12/2011 21:54 Subject: Scaly-sided Merganser

Nice find !

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