Hooded merganser (female)
Lophodytes cucullatus

Size: 18 inches
Overall Color: reddish brown
Occurrence: near water
Diet: fish and invertebrates
Nest: cavity
Field Identification: red/brown crest, dark back
Season: summer

Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Phylum: Chordata (hollow nerve cord)
Subphylum: Vertebrata (backbone)
Class: Aves (Birds)
Order: anseriformes
Family: 01 Anatidae (geese,ducks,swans)
Genus: Lophodytes
Species: cucullatus