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Common or Red-breasted Merganser

Mergus [merganser or serrator]

Classification
Order:
  Anseriformes
Family:
  Anatidae
Genus:
   null
Scientific:
  Mergus [merganser or serrator]


Original description

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Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  D15C6A4C46C9D4C6

Avibase ID:
  avibase-D15C6A4C

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/D15C6A4C


Taxonomic Serial Number:

English:
Common or Red-breasted Merganser
Czech:
morčák velký/prostřední
Danish:
Stor Skallesluger/Toppet Skallesluger
German:
Gänse-/Mittelsäger
Spanish:
Serreta Grande/Mediana
Spanish (Spain):
Serreta grande/mediana
Finnish:
isokoskelo/tukkakoskelo
French:
Grand Harle ou H. huppé
Hungarian:
Nagy bukó/Örvös bukó
Icelandic:
Gul-/toppönd
Japanese (romaji):
kawaaisa/umiaisa
Japanese:
カワアイサ/ウミアイサ
Dutch:
Grote Zaagbek/Middelste Zaagbek
Norwegian:
laksand/siland
Polish:
nurogęś/szlachar
Portuguese (Portugal):
Merganso-grande/Merganso-de-poupa
Russian:
Большой/Длинноносый крохаль
Slovak:
potápač veľký/prostredný
Serbian:
Veliki ronac/srednji ronac
Swedish:
storskrake/småskrake
Chinese:
普通秋沙鸭/红胸秋沙鸭
Chinese (Traditional):
川/紅胸秋沙


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Common or Red-breasted Merganser ( Mergus [merganser or serrator])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Common or Red-breasted Merganser ( Mergus [merganser or serrator])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Common or Red-breasted Merganser ( Mergus [merganser or serrator])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Common or Red-breasted Merganser ( Mergus [merganser or serrator])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Common or Red-breasted Merganser ( Mergus [merganser or serrator])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Common or Red-breasted Merganser ( Mergus [merganser or serrator])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Common or Red-breasted Merganser ( Mergus [merganser or serrator])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Common or Red-breasted Merganser ( Mergus [merganser or serrator])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Common or Red-breasted Merganser ( Mergus [merganser or serrator])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Common or Red-breasted Merganser ( Mergus [merganser or serrator])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Common or Red-breasted Merganser ( Mergus [merganser or serrator])
eBird version 1.50:
Common/Red-breasted Merganser ( Mergus merganser/serrator)
eBird version 1.52:
Common/Red-breasted Merganser ( Mergus merganser/serrator)
eBird version 1.53:
Common/Red-breasted Merganser ( Mergus merganser/serrator)
eBird version 1.54:
Common/Red-breasted Merganser ( Mergus merganser/serrator)
eBird version 1.55:
Common/Red-breasted Merganser ( Mergus merganser/serrator)
eBird version 2015:
Common/Red-breasted Merganser ( Mergus merganser/serrator)
eBird version 2016:
Common/Red-breasted Merganser ( Mergus merganser/serrator)
eBird version 2017:
Common/Red-breasted Merganser ( Mergus merganser/serrator)
eBird version 2018:
Common/Red-breasted Merganser ( Mergus merganser/serrator)
eBird version 2019:
Common/Red-breasted Merganser ( Mergus merganser/serrator)
eBird version 2021:
Common/Red-breasted Merganser ( Mergus merganser/serrator)
eBird version 2022:
Common/Red-breasted Merganser ( Mergus merganser/serrator)
eBird version 2023:
Common/Red-breasted Merganser ( Mergus merganser/serrator)
eBird version 2024:
Common/Red-breasted Merganser ( Mergus merganser/serrator)

Taxonomic status:

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Azerbaijani: Böyük/Uzunburun pazdimdik
Bulgarian: Голям / Среден нирец
Czech: morčák velký/prostřední
Danish: Stor Skallesluger/Toppet Skallesluger
German: Gänse-/Mittelsäger
Greek: Χηνοπρίστης/Θαλασσοπρίστης
English: Common or Red-breasted Merganser, Common/Red-breasted Merganser
English (United Kingdom): Goosander/Red-breasted Merganser
English, HBW: Goosander/Red-breasted Merganser
English (IOC): Common/Red-breasted Merganser
English (United States): Common/Red-breasted Merganser
Spanish: Mergo Mayor/Copetón, Serreta Grande/Mediana
Spanish (Spain): Serreta Grande/Mediana
Spanish (HBW): Common/Red-breasted Merganser
Spanish (Mexico): Mergo Mayor/Copetón
Persian: مرگوس بزرگ / مرگوس کاکلی
Finnish: isokoskelo/tukkakoskelo
French: Grand Harle ou H. huppé
Hebrew: מרגון גדול/בינוני
Hungarian: Nagy bukó/Örvös bukó
Armenian: Մեծ սղոցակտուց/Սղոցակտուց բադ
Icelandic: Gul-/toppönd
Japanese (romaji): kawaaisa/umiaisa
Japanese: カワアイサ/ウミアイサ
Scientific: Mergus [merganser or serrator], Mergus merganser/serrator
Mongolian: Хумхин бохио/Сэвгэр бохио, Хумхин/Сэвгэр бохио
Dutch: Grote Zaagbek/Middelste Zaagbek
Norwegian: laksand/siland
Polish: nurogęś/szlachar
Portuguese (Portugal): Merganso-grande/Merganso-de-poupa
Russian: Большой/Длинноносый крохаль
Slovak: potápač veľký/prostredný
Slovenian: Veliki/Srednji žagar
Serbian: Veliki ronac/srednji ronac, Veliki/srednji ronac
Swedish: storskrake/småskrake
Turkish: Büyük tarakdiş/Tarakdiş
Chinese: 普通秋沙鸭/红胸秋沙鸭
Chinese (Traditional): 川/紅胸秋沙, 普通秋沙鸭/红胸秋沙鸭

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