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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A female resting on the ice. Locality Båtsfjord, Finnmark County, Norway (ssp merganser)
Josep del Hoyo 3 April 2010 2 years ago 21 sec 3.4 -
A pair swimming. Locality Tierpark Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Josep del Hoyo 22 March 2008 4 years ago 39 sec 3.4 -
A male preening itself and fluffing its feathers Locality Lier, Antwerp Province, Belgium (ssp merganser)
Leo Janssen 4 March 2000 10 years ago 17 sec 3.4 -
A group of birds swimming, with alot of activity in the group. Locality Vossemeer, Dronten, Flevoland Province, Netherlands (ssp merganser)
Yoel Jimenez 20 February 2011 2 years ago 59 sec 3.4 -
A group of birds on a little island of a river and then swimming Locality Yushu, Qinghai, China (Northern) (ssp orientalis)
John Gregory 30 July 2002 5 years ago 19 sec 3.4 -
A male swimming on the fjord. Locality Båtsfjord, Finnmark County, Norway (ssp merganser)
Josep del Hoyo 3 April 2010 2 years ago 27 sec 3.3
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Two in courtship display
Locality Geneva Canton, Switzerland (ssp merganser)
Marco Valentini 17 April 2011 1 year ago 3.7 -
A pair swimming.
Locality Tierpark Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Josep del Hoyo 22 March 2008 4 years ago 3.7 -
Common Merganser male fishing in Wellington Harbour
Locality Wellington, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada
Ian Barker 1 January 2013 23 weeks ago 3.6 -
A female standing on ice.
Locality Calgary, Alberta, Canada (ssp americanus)
Ken Havard 16 January 2010 34 weeks ago 3.6 -
A male swimming away in the Hunnselva River.
Locality Gjovik, Oppland County, Norway
Hans Petter Kristoffersen 7 April 2012 1 year ago 3.6 -
Male (breeding) Common Merganser or Goosander as it is called in the UK. Notice its black eye, reddish bill, iridescent blackish
Locality Prince's Island Park, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Rafael Sibrian 1 May 2013 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3.4
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