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Family: Anatidae
Size: It measures approximately 50 to 65cm
Longevity: The longevity of the red-breasted merganser is approximately 9 years.
Habitat: It lives in lakes and rivers in summer and during winter it lives in seas.
Food: It feeds mainly on fish but its usual menu also includes molluscs, crustaceans, aquatic insects, especially dragonflies.
Did you know that the red-breasted merganser takes its name from its habit of swimming with a submerged body? In Latin, its name Mergus means submerged.