Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
Goosander (Mergus merganser) - HBW 1, p. 626
French: Harle bièvre
German: Gänsesäger
Spanish: Serreta Grande
Other common names: Common Merganser
Taxonomy: Mergus Merganser Linnaeus, 1758, Europe.
Race comatus synonymous with orientalis. Hybridization with Aythya americana recorded in captivity. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- merganser Linnaeus, 1758 - Palearctic, from Iceland E to Kamchatka, S to C Europe, NE China and N Japan.
- orientalis Gould, 1845 - C Asia, from NE Afghanistan E through Tibet and Himalayas to W China.
- americanus Cassin, 1852 - North America, from Alaska to Newfoundland, S to N and W USA.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Female swimming display Locality Ostensjovannet, Oslo, Oslo & Akershus, Norway (ssp merganser)
Per Johan 19 March 2007 1 year ago 39 sec 4.7 -
Male swimming and dive Locality Ostensjovannet, Oslo, Oslo & Akershus, Norway (ssp merganser)
Per Johan 17 March 2007 1 year ago 25 sec 4.6 -
Adult female escorts four juveniles upstream through white water Locality Ketchikan, Alaska, USA (United States) (ssp americanus)
Joe Angseesing 9 August 2007 3 years ago 43 sec 4.3 -
a female with a chick on Lake Annecy Locality Lake Annecy, Haute-Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France
Enrique Pelayo 20 August 2010 5 weeks ago 1 min 28 sec 4.3 -
A female resting on rocks in the middle of a river Locality Malmedy, Liège Province, Belgium (ssp merganser)
Jean Hupperetz 5 February 2006 5 years ago 44 sec 4.1 -
A female preening Locality Oulu, Oulu Province, Finland (ssp merganser)
Javier Ortas 9 June 2010 1 year ago 31 sec 4
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Along the lake shore in a group of 6
Locality Geneva Canton, Switzerland (ssp merganser)
Marco Valentini 21 April 2011 28 weeks ago 4.5 -
A female of Mergus merganser on the Donau by Ulm
Locality Ulm, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (ssp merganser)
Guido Bohn 11 August 2010 1 year ago 4.3 -
Along the Geneva lake shore among several individuals
Locality Lake Léman, Switzerland (ssp merganser)
Marco Valentini 18 April 2011 41 weeks ago 4.1 -
Juvenile preening.
Locality Geneva Canton, Switzerland (ssp merganser)
Fran Trabalon 30 July 2011 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4 -
A male swimming at Lake Mjoesa.
Locality Gjovik, Oppland County, Norway
Hans Petter Kristoffersen 7 April 2012 6 weeks ago 4 -
Resting on the lake shore
Locality Geneva Canton, Switzerland (ssp merganser)
Marco Valentini 17 April 2011 26 weeks ago 4
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