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Brazilian merganser
Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Anseriformes
Family:
Anatidae
Genus:
Mergus
Species:
M. octosetaceus
Binomial name
Mergus octosetaceus
Vieillot, 1817
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.
^ abBirdLife International (2019). "Mergus octosetaceus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22680482A143756439. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22680482A143756439.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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