Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
Brazilian Merganser (Mergus octosetaceus) - HBW 1, p. 625
French: Harle huppard
German: Dunkelsäger
Spanish: Serreta Brasileña
Taxonomy: Mergus octosetaceus Vieillot, 1817, Brazil.
Monotypic.
Distribution: SE Brazil, E Paraguay (Alto Paraná), NE Argentina (Misiones).
- Critically Endangered Enlarge map
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A pair swimming and calling Locality Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 26 June 2004 8 years ago 33 sec 4.5 -
A male swimming and calling Locality Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 26 June 2004 8 years ago 23 sec 4.5 -
A male sleeping on a rock Locality Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 26 June 2004 8 years ago 16 sec 4.5 -
A male calling on a river Locality Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 26 June 2004 8 years ago 15 sec 4.3 -
A male sleeping on a rock and then entering the river Locality Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 26 June 2004 8 years ago 25 sec 4.1 -
A male calling and flying away Locality Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 26 June 2004 8 years ago 20 sec 4.1
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A pair swimming at the São Francisco river.
Locality Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais State, Brazil
Edson Endrigo 27 June 2007 1 year ago 4.2 -
Individual adult male.
Locality Patrocínio, Minas Gerais State, Brazil
Bruno Salaroli 18 May 2012 34 weeks ago 4.2 -
Mature adult.
Locality Alto Paraíso de Goiás, Chapada dos Veadeiros, Goiás State, Brazil
Bruno Salaroli 28 April 2012 34 weeks ago 3.2 -
Brazilian Merganser, Serra da Canastra NP, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Locality Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais State, Brazil
Mark Andrews 20 July 2006 3 years ago 3.2 -
A bird on a rock.
Locality Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Fran Trabalon 5 November 2009 2 years ago 2.5
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A pair calling while swimming. Locality Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais State, Brazil
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 26 June 2004 17 weeks ago 4
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