hwuhwts’i’qw

Hul’q’umi’num’ Name: hwuhwts’i’qw

Taxon Name: Lophodytes cucullatus

“Common” Name: Hooded Merganser

Cultural Values:

food

medicinal

material

trade

indicator

Ecological Community: Marine, Freshwater, Anthropogenic

Wikipedia summary:
The hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) is a species of fish-eating duck in the subfamily Anatinae. It is the only extant species in the genus Lophodytes. The genus name derives from the Greek language: lophos meaning ‘crest’, and dutes meaning ‘diver’. The bird is striking in appearance; both sexes have crests that they can raise or lower, and the breeding plumage

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Observational Data:
First reported: 2010-05-22
Source: Hunterston
Last reported: 2023-05-26
Source: iNat
Obervation count: 5