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Common merganser
Temporal range: Pleistocene–present
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M. m. merganser, male in Sandwell, England
M. m. americanus, female
Conservation status
Common merganser
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Genus: Mergus
Species:
M. merganser
Binomial name
Mergus merganser
Linnaeus, 1758
Subspecies

3, see text

M. merganser range
  Breeding
  Resident
  Passage
  Non-breeding
Synonyms

Merganser americanus Cassin, 1852

The common merganser (North American) or goosander (Eurasian) (Mergus merganser) is a large sea duck of rivers and lakes in forested areas of Europe, Asia, and North America. The common merganser eats mainly fish. It nests in holes in trees.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Mergus merganser". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22680492A132054083. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22680492A132054083.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

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