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Common Merganser [Eurasian]
Mergus merganser [merganser or orientalis] (= Mergus merganser merganser) Linnaeus, C 1758
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Anseriformes
Family:
Anatidae
Genus:
Mergus
Scientific:
Mergus merganser merganser
Classification
Order:Anseriformes
Family:
Anatidae
Genus:
Mergus
Scientific:
Mergus merganser merganser
Original description
Citation:
Linnaeus, C 1758
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10
1 p.129
Protonym:
Mergus Merganser
Type locality:
Europe; restricted to Sweden by Linnaeus, 1761, Fauna Svecica, ed. 2, p. 47
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/147/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
92157B07E256B633
Avibase ID:
avibase-92157B07
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/92157B07
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 714745
Geographic range:
- Mergus merganser merganser: Palearctic region; winters Mediterranean to northern India and China
- Mergus merganser orientalis: Afghanistan to Tibet and southern China; winters to India and southwestern China
Source: Clements checklist
Common Merganser [Eurasian]
Catalan:
Bec de serra gros (euroasiàtic)
Czech:
morčák velký (ssp. merganser/orientalis)
Danish:
Stor Skallesluger, Europæisk (ssp. merganser/orientalis)
German:
Gänsesäger (merganser/orientalis)
Spanish:
Serreta Grande (euroasiática)
Spanish (Spain):
Serreta grande (euroasiática)
Finnish:
isokoskelo (merganser/orientalis)
French:
Grand Harle [merganser ou orientalis]
Croatian:
Euroazijski veliki ronac
Hungarian:
Nagy bukó (Eurázsiai)
Icelandic:
Gulönd (merganser/orientalis)
Italian:
Smergo maggiore (merganser/orientalis)
Japanese (romaji):
kawaaisa (merganser/orientalis)
Japanese:
カワアイサ（merganser／orientalis）
Lithuanian:
Didysis dančiasnapis (merganser/orientalis)
Dutch:
Grote Zaagbek (Euraziatisch)
Norwegian:
laksand (merganser/orientalis)
Polish:
nurogęś (merganser/orientalis)
Portuguese (Portugal):
Merganso-grande (merganser/orientalis)
Russian:
Большой крохаль (merganser/orientalis)
Slovak:
potápač veľký (skup.)
Serbian:
Veliki ronac (evroazijski)
Swedish:
storskrake (merganser/orientalis)
Ukrainian:
Крех великий (підвид merganser/orientalis)
Chinese:
普通秋沙鸭（欧亚）
Chinese (Traditional):
川秋沙(merganser/orientalis)
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Common Merganser [Eurasian] ( Mergus merganser [merganser or orientalis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Common Merganser [Eurasian] ( Mergus merganser [merganser or orientalis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Common Merganser [Eurasian] ( Mergus merganser [merganser or orientalis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Common Merganser [Eurasian] ( Mergus merganser [merganser or orientalis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Common Merganser [Eurasian] ( Mergus merganser [merganser or orientalis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Common Merganser [Eurasian] ( Mergus merganser [merganser or orientalis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Common Merganser [Eurasian] ( Mergus merganser [merganser or orientalis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Common Merganser [Eurasian] ( Mergus merganser [merganser or orientalis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Common Merganser [Eurasian] ( Mergus merganser [merganser or orientalis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Common Merganser [Eurasian] ( Mergus merganser [merganser or orientalis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Common Merganser [Eurasian] ( Mergus merganser [merganser or orientalis]) |
| eBird version 1.50: Common Merganser (Eurasian) ( Mergus merganser merganser/orientalis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Common Merganser (Eurasian) ( Mergus merganser merganser/orientalis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Common Merganser (Eurasian) ( Mergus merganser merganser/orientalis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Common Merganser (Eurasian) ( Mergus merganser merganser/orientalis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Common Merganser (Eurasian) ( Mergus merganser merganser/orientalis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Common Merganser (Eurasian) ( Mergus merganser merganser/orientalis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Common Merganser (Eurasian) ( Mergus merganser merganser/orientalis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Common Merganser (Eurasian) ( Mergus merganser merganser/orientalis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Common Merganser (Eurasian) ( Mergus merganser merganser/orientalis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Common Merganser (Eurasian) ( Mergus merganser merganser/orientalis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Common Merganser (Eurasian) ( Mergus merganser merganser/orientalis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Common Merganser (Eurasian) ( Mergus merganser merganser/orientalis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Common Merganser (Eurasian) ( Mergus merganser merganser/orientalis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Common Merganser (Eurasian) ( Mergus merganser merganser/orientalis) [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Mergus merganser
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Arabic: بلقشة شائعة (اوراسية)
Asturian: Merguyu grande (euroasiáticu)
Azerbaijani: Böyük pazdimdik, Böyük pazdimdik (merganser/orientalis yarımnövü)
Belarusian: Вялікі савук
Bulgarian: Голям нирец, Голям нирец (ssp. merganser/orientalis)
Breton: An heskenneg bras
Catalan: Bec de serra gros, Bec de serra gros (euroasiàtic)
Catalan (Balears): Ànnera peixatera grossa
Valencian: Bec de serra gros
Czech: morčák velký, morčák velký (ssp. merganser/orientalis), morčák velký eurosibiřský/tibetský
Welsh: Hwyaden ddanheddog
Danish: Stor Skallesluger, Stor Skallesluger (Eurasik), Stor Skallesluger, Europæisk (ssp. merganser/orientalis)
German: Gänsesäger, Gänsesäger (merganser/orientalis)
Greek: Χηνοπρίστης, Χηνοπρίστης (merganser/orientalis)
English: Common Merganser, Common Merganser (Eurasian), Common Merganser [Eurasian]
English (United Kingdom): Goosander (Eurasian)
English, HBW: Goosander (Eurasian)
English (IOC): Common Merganser (Eurasian)
English (United States): Common Merganser (Eurasian)
Esperanto: Granda merĝo
Spanish: Mergo Mayor (merganser/orientalis), Serreta Grande, Serreta Grande (euroasiática)
Spanish (Spain): Serreta grande (euroasiática), Serreta Grande (merganser/orientalis)
Spanish (HBW): Common Merganser (Eurasian)
Spanish (Mexico): mergo mayor, Mergo Mayor (merganser/orientalis)
Estonian: Jääkoskel
Basque: Zerra handia, Zerra handia (merganser/orientalis)
Persian: مرگوس بزرگ (merganser/orientalis)
Finnish: isokoskelo, isokoskelo (merganser/orientalis)
Faroese: Tannont, Tannont (merganser/orientalis)
French: Grand Harle, Grand Harle (Eurasie), Grand Harle [merganser ou orientalis]
Frisian: Grutte Seachbek
Irish: Síolta Mhór
Gaelic: Sìolta
Galician: Mergo grande, Mergo grande (euroasiática)
Manx: Laagh 'Eecklagh
Hebrew: מרגון גדול, מרגון גדול (אירואסייתי)
Croatian: Euroazijski veliki ronac, Veliki ronac
Hungarian: Nagy bukó, Nagy bukó (Eurázsiai)
Armenian: Մեծ Սղացակտուց Բադ, Մեծ սղոցակտուց բադ (Եվրասիական)
Icelandic: Gulönd, Gulönd (merganser), Gulönd (merganser/orientalis)
Italian: Smergo maggiore, Smergo maggiore (merganser/orientalis)
Japanese (romaji): Kawa aisa, kawaaisa (merganser/orientalis)
Japanese: カワアイサ, カワアイサ (merganser/orientalis), カワアイサ（merganser／orientalis）
Georgian: დიდი ბატასინი
Khakas: Улуғ сус
Kazakh: Үлкен бейнарық
Korean: 비오리, 비오리 (merganser/orientalis)
Cornish: Hos dynsak
Scientific: Mergus merganser, Mergus merganser [merganser or orientalis], Mergus merganser [merganser], Mergus merganser merganser, Mergus merganser merganser/orientalis
Lithuanian: Didysis dančiasnapis (merganser/orientalis), Žuvinė antis
Latvian: Garknābja gaura, Lielā gaura (merganser/orientalis)
Macedonian: Големсеверен нуркач
Mongolian: Хумхин нугас
Maltese: Serra Prima
Dutch: Grote Zaagbek, Grote Zaagbek (Euraziatisch)
Norwegian: Laksand, laksand (merganser/orientalis)
Polish: nuroges, nurogęś, nurogęś (merganser/orientalis), nurogęś (ssp. merganser/orientalis)
Portuguese: Merganso-grande
Portuguese (Portugal): Merganso-grande (merganser/orientalis)
Romansh: Marel grond
Romanian: Ferestraș mare (merganser/orientalis)
Russian: Большой крохаль, Большой крохаль (merganser/orientalis), Большой крохаль (подвид merganser/orientalis)
Scots: Siolta
Northern Sami: Gussagoalsi
Slovak: Potápač veľký, potápač veľký (skup.)
Slovenian: veliki žagar, Veliki žagar (merganser/orientalis)
Albanian: Zhytësi i mesëm
Serbian: veliki ronac, Veliki ronac (evroazijski), Veliki ronac (merganser/orientalis)
Swedish: Storskrake, storskrake (merganser/orientalis)
Turkish: Büyük tarakdiş, Büyük Tarakdiş (merganser/orientalis)
Tuvinian: Улуг даргат
Ukrainian: Великий крохаль, Крех великий (підвид merganser/orientalis)
Chinese: 普通秋沙鸭, 普通秋沙鸭（欧亚）
Chinese (Traditional): 川秋沙(merganser/orientalis), 川秋沙(歐亞)
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