The Chinese merganser (scientific name: Mergus squamatus) is a bird of Anatidae, It is a unique species in China. The picture shows the Mergus squamatus wearing our bird tracker.

The Chinese merganser is known as "the giant panda in the bird", it is known as the Southern China tiger, Yunnan snub monkey and the giant panda. It belongs to China’s national first-class protected birds . It is a living fossil survived after the glacial period of the third period,more than 10 million years ago.

Chinese merganser's mouth is flattened and its front tip is like a hook, which is different from other species of duck family. The mouth and legs are red, the head and neck of the male are dark green with green metallic luster. its back is dark green, the lower back and the tail are covered with white feathers, and the wings have white wings.The Female is different, its head and neck are chestnut brown, with gray coronal feather, belly is white.

The Chinese merganser lives in the rushing rivers in the forest, sometimes in open lakes. Paired or family-based. Diving prey on fish. Located in Heilongjiang, Jilin, Hebei, and south of the Yangtze River in Siberia and the mainland of China, its mainly inhabits are streams, river valleys, meadows, ponds and grasslands in broad-leaved forests and coniferous and broad-leaved mixed forests.