Hosabiori

Basic information

Designation

Natural Monument No.448

Category

동식물

Designated year

2005

Location

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Coordinates

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The Scaly-sided Merganser (Mergus squamatus) currently has approximately 1,000 individuals surviving on earth and is classified as endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List. It breeds in the Ussuri region of Far Eastern Russia and northeastern parts of northeastern China, winters in eastern and central China, with small numbers arriving to winter in Korea and Japan. In Korea, 12 individuals were observed in a river valley with the Cheolwon Dongsong Reservoir, with subsequent small numbers arriving to winter at Daechung Lake in South Chungcheong Province and recently at Chuncheon Lake in Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province and the Nam River in Jinju. The male resembles the surf scoter with glossy dark green head and neck. From the back of the neck to the back, it is black, with a white chest. Like the surf scoter, the crown has an elongated rear crest, and the sides have distinct scale-like patterns. The legs are reddish. The female's head is light brown with a shorter crest than the male. The back is grayish-brown with a white chest.