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The common merganser (North American) or goosander (Eurasian) (Mergus merganser) is a large sea duck of rivers and lakes in forested areas of Europe, Asia, and North America. The common merganser eats mainly fish.
The Brazilian merganser (M. octosetaceus) is a South American duck, and one of the six most threatened waterfowl in the world, with possibly fewer than 250 birds in the wild. The scaly-sided merganser or "Chinese merganser" (M. squamatus) is an endangered species. It lives in temperate East Asia, breeding in the north and wintering in the south.
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 ...
The red-breasted merganser was formally described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae under the current binomial name Mergus serrator. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The genus name Mergus is a Latin word used by Pliny and other Roman authors to refer to an unspecified water bird .
Red-breasted merganser: Mergus serrator: Anatidae [17] 130 km/h 81 mph High–aspect ratio wings Canvasback: Aythya valisineria: Anatidae [18] 128 km/h 80 mph High-speed wings Common eider: Somateria mollissima: Anatidae [19] 123 km/h 76 mph High-speed wings Eurasian teal: Anas crecca: Anatidae: 97 km/h 60 mph High–aspect ratio wings Anna's ...
They are sympatric with Mandarin ducks (Aix galericulata); perhaps competing for nesting holes (which neither can excavate themselves). In its winter quarters, the scaly-sided merganser might compete with other Merginae with which it shares its habitat then, e.g. common mergansers (M. merganser) and common goldeneyes (Bucephala clangula). [5]
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The Brazilian merganser (Mergus octosetaceus) is a South American diving duck in the Mergus genus. It is one of the most threatened waterfowl species in the world, with possibly fewer than 250 birds in the wild and a small number kept in captivity in Brazil. [1] It has a long, sharp-edged beak with a great number of tooth-like edges.