Mergus (Mergus sp.)

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Mergus sp.

Mergus Linnaeus, C 1758

Classification

Order:
  Anseriformes
Family:
  Anatidae
Scientific:
  Mergus

Original description

Citation:
Linnaeus, C 1758

Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10 1 p.129

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
BA5141A9C80636FA

Avibase ID:
avibase-BA5141A9

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/BA5141A9

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 175184

English:
Mergus sp.
French:
Mergus sp.

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Mergus sp. ( Mergus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Mergus sp. ( Mergus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Mergus sp. ( Mergus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Mergus sp. ( Mergus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Mergus sp. ( Mergus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Mergus sp. ( Mergus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Mergus sp. ( Mergus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Mergus sp. ( Mergus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Mergus sp. ( Mergus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Mergus sp. ( Mergus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Mergus sp. ( Mergus)

Taxonomic status:

Species status: genus

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Related taxa

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Other related concepts

Branta sandvicensis x Mergus sp. (hybrid)
Mergus (Merganser)
Mergus (Prionochilus)
Mergellus, Lophodytes or Mergus sp. (taxon group)

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Azerbaijani: pazdimdik
Bashkir: аҡбаш өйрәктәр
Bengali: কযাতঠুুঁটি , কযাতঠুুঁটি ঴াুঁ঳ , ভাগিা঳ , ভামগিঞ্জায
Bengali (transliteration): karātaṭhum̐ṭi, karātaṭhum̐ṭi hām̐sa, mārgāsa, mārgēñjāra
English: Mergus sp.
French: Mergus sp.
Mongolian, Halh: цахиур бохио, цахиур нугас
Kazakh: бейнарықтар
North Karelian: koškelo
Kirghiz: суксурлар
Scientific: Merganser, Mergus, Prionochilus
Mongolian: алаг толгойт бохио нугас, цахиур бохио, цахиур нугас
Mongolian, Chakhar (Peripheral): алаг толгойт бохио нугас
Livvi (Olonets Karelian): suurikoskelo
Yakut: улуннар уустара
Slovak: potápač
Turkmen: jüptün ördek
Uzbek: черагалар, чераглар