The bird life at Gjesværstappan

Latin (scientific) name - Mergus Merganser. Family name - Anatidae

Number of eggs - 8 - 11 eggs
Hatching time - 30 days
Age of independence - 67 days
Oldest known age - 24 years
Length from tip of bill to tail - 58 - 66 cm
(82 - 97 cm wingspan)

It can swim long distances underwater. This duck eats fish. It can also eat mussels and shrimp.

Laksand   Isokoskelo   Stor skallesluger   Goosander   Storskrake   Harle bièvre   Grote zaagbek   Smergo   Gänsesäger   Serreta grande   Gulönd     Tracz nurogęś

- Birds in Ola's BirdGuide -

Puffin  |  Guillemot  |  Razorbill  |  Black Guillemot  |  Red-necked Phalarope  |  Purple Sandpiper  |  Shag  |  Cormorant  |  Arctic Skua  |  White-tailed Eagle  |  Raven  |  Carrion Crow  |  Gannet  |  Fulmar  |  Oystercatcher  |  Arctic Tern  |  Great black-backed Gull  |  Kittiwake Common Gull  |  Herring Gull  |  Eider   Goosander   Long-tailed Duck  |  Mallard  |  † Great Auk