Red-breasted Merganser

	Red-breasted Merganser
	Cat Given Name:	Duck
	Common Name(s):	Common Loon,  Mallard,  Canvasback,  Horned Grebe,  Wood Duck,  Green-winged Teal,  Red-throated Loon,  Ruddy Duck,  Blue-winged Teal,  Bufflehead,  Northern Shoveler,  Gadwall,  American Wigeon,  Redhead,  Common Goldeneye,  Long-tailed Duck,  Hooded Merganser,  Lesser Scaup,  Common Merganser,  Pied-billed Grebe,  Ring-necked Duck,  Red-breasted Merganser,  Greater Scaup,  American Black Duck
	Other Name(s):	Great Northern Diver,  Wild Duck,  Slavonian Grebe,  Devil-diver,  Hell-diver,  Pink-Eyed Diver,  Water Witch,  Carolina Duck,  Red-throated Diver,  Shoveler,  American Widgeon,  Baldplate,  Oldsquaw,  Harelda hyemalis,  Mergus cucullatus
	Scientific Name(s):	Gavia immer,  Anas platyrhynchos,  Aythya valisineria,  Podiceps auritus,  Aix sponsa,  Anas carolinensis,  Gavia stellata,  Oxyura jamaicensis,  Anas discors,  Bucephala albeola,  Anas clypeata,  Anas strepera,  Anas americana,  Aythya americana,  Bucephala clangula,  Clangula hyemalis,  Lophodytes cucullatus,  Mergus merganser,  Anas rubripes
	Physical Description:	The Red-breasted Merganser is a large, thin diving duck with a long thin orange to red bill. It has a shaggy crest on the back of its head. It has gray sides, a dark red chest, a white neck, a green head, and white patches on the underside of it's wings.
	Physical Statistics:	Length: 20.1 - 25.2 Inches (51 - 64 Centimeters) Weight: 28.2 - 47.6 Ounces (800 - 1350 Grams) Wingspan: 26 - 29.1 Inches (66 - 74 Centimeters)
	Behavior:	It often dives underwater, and that is how it catches fish. It usually nests on the ground.
	Social Organization:	It usually is solitary, coming together during the breeding season. It also migrates together.
	Approval Level*:	Moderator; The Red-breasted Merganser is found in large lakes and rivers, neither of which are quite common in the Clan lands. They may land on the river, but that would be it.
	Kill Difficulty:	High; Being a large duck, and weighing almost 3 pounds, it is quite hard to bring down compared to some of the other ducks.
	Hunting Difficulty:	Specialty - Duck; It spends a lot of time on the water, requiring hunters to wait for it to come near shore to ambush it. However, it does nest on the ground, making it somewhat easier to hunt.
	Food Quality:	High; As a large duck, and as ducks are larger than most other prey items, it can feed many, many cats.
*Some creatures require approval to appear in RP. This is to make sure the Admins and Mods who need to know are fully aware of a species currently active in their area. These ratings are mainly for those creatures that are uncommon or pose a threat of some sort to the cats.