!!!Gänsesäger Goosander, bird that measures up to about 70 cm, with a long and narrow red hooked beak, greyish white plumage and red-brown head; during the breeding season the male´s underparts are white and its head is black with iridescent green; lives near rivers and lakes that are rich in fish; the only breeding colony of Central Europe is in the Pre-alps of Upper Austria and Salzburg, normally a Nordic bird. %%language [Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Gänsesäger|class='wikipage austrian'] %% [{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}] [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]