Goosander (Mergus merganser) Science Article 1 abstract Moulting Goosanders were counted on the Eden estuary, Fife, UK from 1979 to 1994, and some of these birds were caught and wing-tagged from 1992 to 1994. This paper documents changes in numbers of moulting birds, and their provenance, as determined from subsequent sightings. Goosanders only started to […]
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Scaly-sided Merganser (Mergus squamatus)
[order] ANSERIFORMES | [family] Anatidae | [latin] Mergus squamatus | [authority] Gould, 1864 | [UK] Scaly-sided Merganser | [FR] Harle ecaille | [DE] Schuppensager | [ES] Serreta China | [NL] Chinese Zaagbek Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Mergus is the genus of the typical mergansers, fish-eating ducks in the seaduck subfamily (Merginae). The Hooded Merganser, often […]
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
[order] ANSERIFORMES | [family] Anatidae | [latin] Mergus serrator | [authority] Linnaeus, 1758 | [UK] Red-breasted Merganser | [FR] Harle huppe | [DE] Mittelsager | [ES] Serreta Mediana | [NL] Middelste Zaagbek Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Mergus serrator NA, EU widespread Genus Mergus is the genus of the typical mergansers, fish-eating ducks in […]
Goosander (Mergus merganser)
[order] ANSERIFORMES | [family] Anatidae | [latin] Mergus merganser | [authority] Linnaeus, 1758 | [UK] Goosander | [FR] Harle bievre | [DE] Gansesager | [ES] Serreta Grande | [NL] Grote Zaagbek Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Mergus is the genus of the typical mergansers, fish-eating ducks in the seaduck subfamily (Merginae). The Hooded Merganser, often termed […]
Brazilian Merganser (Mergus octosetaceus)
[order] ANSERIFORMES | [family] Anatidae | [latin] Mergus octosetaceus | [authority] Vieillot, 1817 | [UK] Brazilian Merganser | [FR] Harle huppard | [DE] Dunkelsager | [ES] Pato Serrucho (Arg), Serreta Brasilena | [NL] Braziliaanse Zaagbek Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Mergus octosetaceus SA e, sc Genus Mergus is the genus of the typical mergansers, […]