Maryland Biodiversity Project - Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)

Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Linnaeus, 1758

Synonyms: Hairy-crowned Fisherman, RBME, Sawyer.

Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Class Aves > Order Anseriformes > Family Anatidae > Genus Mergus Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/941

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There are 432 records in the project database.

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A male Red-breasted Merganser in Worcester Co., Maryland (2/7/2016). (Photo ID: 44312 - Psn: 6)

A male Red-breasted Merganser in Worcester Co., Maryland (2/7/2016). Photo by Matthew Addicks. (MBP list)

A male Red-breasted Merganser in Worcester Co., Maryland (2/11/2017). (Photo ID: 67505 - Psn: 7)

A male Red-breasted Merganser in Worcester Co., Maryland (2/11/2017). Photo by Anthony VanSchoor. (MBP list)

A male Red-breasted Merganser in Ocean City, Maryland (1/24/2010). (Photo ID: 478 - Psn: 10)

A male Red-breasted Merganser in Ocean City, Maryland (1/24/2010). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)(More of this species)

A Red-breasted Merganser in Worcester Co., Maryland (2/9/2020). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 339938 - Psn: 10)

A Red-breasted Merganser in Worcester Co., Maryland (2/9/2020). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jonathan Irons. (MBP list)

A drake Red-breasted Merganser in Calvert Co., Maryland (3/12/2013). (Photo ID: 17365 - Psn: 25)

A drake Red-breasted Merganser in Calvert Co., Maryland (3/12/2013). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

A drake Red-breasted Merganser in Harford Co., Maryland (1/29/2018). (Photo ID: 112204 - Psn: 32)

A drake Red-breasted Merganser in Harford Co., Maryland (1/29/2018). Photo by Mark Johnson. (MBP list)

A Red-breasted Merganser in Calvert Co., Maryland (5/5/2017). (Photo ID: 132653 - Psn: 44)

A Red-breasted Merganser in Calvert Co., Maryland (5/5/2017). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

A Red-breasted Merganser in Caroline Co., Maryland (6/5/2017). (Photo ID: 79917 - Psn: 45)

A Red-breasted Merganser in Caroline Co., Maryland (6/5/2017). Photo by Joe Hanfman. (MBP list)

A male Red-breasted Merganser in Worcester Co., Maryland (2/24/2021). (Photo ID: 345004 - Psn: 48)

A male Red-breasted Merganser in Worcester Co., Maryland (2/24/2021). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

Red-breasted Merganser in Worcester Co., Maryland (2/15/2021). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 340785 - Psn: 55)

Red-breasted Merganser in Worcester Co., Maryland (2/15/2021). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Red-breasted Merganser in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/14/2021). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 361060 - Psn: 55)

Red-breasted Merganser in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/14/2021). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Red-breasted Merganser in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/15/2021). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 361793 - Psn: 55)

Red-breasted Merganser in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/15/2021). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Red-breasted Merganser in Worcester Co., Maryland (2/17/2019). (c) Ashley M Bradford, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 281920 - Psn: 58)

Red-breasted Merganser in Worcester Co., Maryland (2/17/2019). (c) Ashley M Bradford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Ashley Bradford. (MBP list)

Red-breasted Merganser in Worcester Co., Maryland (2/18/2020). (c) Ashley M Bradford, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 316634 - Psn: 66)

Red-breasted Merganser in Worcester Co., Maryland (2/18/2020). (c) Ashley M Bradford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Ashley Bradford. (MBP list)

A female (left) and two first-winter male Red-breasted Mergansers in Allegany Co., Maryland (3/15/2016). (Photo ID: 45196 - Psn: 70)

A female (left) and two first-winter male Red-breasted Mergansers in Allegany Co., Maryland (3/15/2016). Photo by Nancy Magnusson. (MBP list)

A Red-breasted Merganser in flight at Bourne, Massachusetts (12/15/2012). (Photo ID: 4433 - Psn: 80)

A Red-breasted Merganser in flight at Bourne, Massachusetts (12/15/2012). Photo by Jeremiah Trimble. (MBP list)

Red-breasted Merganser in Worcester Co., Maryland (2/18/2020). (c) Ashley M Bradford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Ashley Bradford. (MBP list)

Red-breasted Merganser in Worcester Co., Maryland (1/1/2024). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 969542 - Psn: 156)

Red-breasted Merganser in Worcester Co., Maryland (1/1/2024). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Red-breasted Merganser in Harford Co., Maryland (3/10/2018). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 691431 - Psn: 165)

Red-breasted Merganser in Harford Co., Maryland (3/10/2018). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

Red-breasted Merganser in Worcester Co., Maryland (2/17/2019). (c) Ashley M Bradford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Ashley Bradford. (MBP list)

Red-breasted Merganser in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (3/15/2015). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 725266 - Psn: 166)

Red-breasted Merganser in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (3/15/2015). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

Red-breasted Merganser in Worcester Co., Maryland (2/17/2019). (c) Ashley M Bradford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Ashley Bradford. (MBP list)

Red-breasted Merganser in Worcester Co., Maryland (1/1/2024). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Female Red-breasted Mergansers in Worcester Co., Maryland (11/15/2009). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 544647 - Psn: 188)

Female Red-breasted Mergansers in Worcester Co., Maryland (11/15/2009). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

A Red-breasted Merganser in Harford Co., Maryland (1/9/2018). (Photo ID: 99987 - Psn: 200)

A Red-breasted Merganser in Harford Co., Maryland (1/9/2018). Photo by Mark Johnson. (MBP list)

A Red-breasted Merganser in Washington Co., Maryland (1/9/2018). (Photo ID: 99988 - Psn: 200)

A Red-breasted Merganser in Washington Co., Maryland (1/9/2018). Photo by Mark Johnson. (MBP list)

A pair of Red-breasted Merganser during a snowstorm in Harford Co., Maryland (3/21/2018). (Photo ID: 104079 - Psn: 325)

A pair of Red-breasted Merganser during a snowstorm in Harford Co., Maryland (3/21/2018). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

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