Description | The common merganser (North American) or goosander (Eurasian) (Mergus merganser) is a large duck of rivers and lakes in forested areas of Europe, northern and central Asia, and North America.
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Source Data | |
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Rank | species |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : Mergus : Mergus merganser |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : Mergus : Mergus merganser |
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Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Generic Name | Mergus |
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Common Name | common merganser |
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Scientific Name | Mergus merganser Linnaeus, 1758 |
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Name Published In | Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Mergus merganser | species | belongs to Mergus | stated without evidence | Linnaeus, 1758 | Mergus merganser | species | belongs to Mergus | stated with evidence | Clements et al., 2017 |
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Status (PBDB) | extant |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (100%) |
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First Recorded Appearance | 4.90 - 1.80 Ma Cenozoic |
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Environment | freshwater (based on Anatinae) |
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Motility | actively mobile (based on Theropoda) |
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Diet | herbivore (based on Anatinae) |
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Reproduction | oviparous, dispersal=direct/internal,mobile (based on Theropoda) |
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Ontogeny | accretion,modification of parts (based on Theropoda) |
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Taphonomy | hydroxylapatite,compact or dense (based on Theropoda) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824 |
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Common Name(s) | Common Merganser, Gänsesäger, Goosander, Grote Zaagbek, Harle Bièvre, Common/red-breasted Merganser, Mergo Mayor, Grand Harle, Gulönd, Isokoskelo, Laksand, Stor Skallesluger, Tannont, Storskrake, Buyuk Tarakdis, Büyük Tarakdiş, Didysis Dančiasnapis, Ferestraş Mare, Ferestraşul Mare, Hwyaden Ddanheddog, Nurogęś, Serreta Grande, Smergo Maggiore, Srednji žagar, Síolta Mhór, Tracz Nurogęś, Zhytësi I Mesëm, Χηνοπρίστης, Голям нирец, Крех великий, большой крохаль, или керкуль (устар.), מרגון גדול, カワアイサ, Nagy Bukó, Liela Gaura, Merganso-grande, Bec De Serra Gros, Jääkoskel, Lielā Gaura, Morčák Velký, Potápač Veľký, Veliki žagar, Большой крохаль, 川秋沙〔普通秋沙〕, 普通秋沙鸭 |
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Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mergus_merganser |
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