Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) - HBW 1, p. 625
French: Harle huppé
German: Mittelsäger
Spanish: Serreta Mediana
Taxonomy: Mergus Serrator Linnaeus, 1758, Europe.
Greenland population has been assigned separate subspecies, schioleri, but doubtfully valid. Monotypic.
Distribution: Most of N North America, S to Great Lakes; Greenland, Iceland and most of N Eurasia, S to Britain, NE China and N Japan.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A female swimming in a river estuary, then doing a wing stretch and flying away. Locality Ventura River Mouth, Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Don DesJardin 3 April 2013 6 weeks ago 46 sec 4.7 -
An adult female sitting on the water preening. Locality Ventura, Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Don DesJardin 16 December 2008 4 years ago 41 sec 4.4 -
A female swimming and looking around. Locality Habomai Port, Nemuro Peninsula, Hokkaido, Japan (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 6 February 2010 2 years ago 21 sec 4.2 -
Two males displaying to a female Locality Normandie, France (Monotypic species)
Julien Rochefort 31 December 2006 6 years ago 28 sec 3.9 -
Two pairs diving Locality Normandie, France (Monotypic species)
Julien Rochefort 31 December 2006 6 years ago 5 sec 3.7 -
Three males displaying to three females Locality Fairhaven Lake, Lytham St.Anne's, Lancashire, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
Greg Baker 6 January 2001 1 year ago 51 sec 3.7
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A pair mating
Locality Lake Myvatn, Mývatn-Laxá Nature Conservation Area, Norðurland eystra (Northeast) Region, Iceland
Marco Valentini 11 June 2012 43 weeks ago 4.4 -
Adult male moulting to eclipse in lake Tjornin
Locality Reykjavík, Greater Reykjavík Region, Iceland
Marco Valentini 4 June 2012 45 weeks ago 4.3 -
Red-breasted Merganser (Actually, a male Common Merganser)
Locality California, USA (United States) (ssp Common Merganser)
Ethan Winning 16 September 2012 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4.2 -
A breeding female
Locality Arcata Marsh & Wildlife Sanctuary, Arcata, Humboldt County, California, USA (United States)
AndrewSmith 1 April 2012 25 weeks ago 4.2 -
A beautiful male at Barnegat Inlet.
Locality Barnegat Light, New Jersey, USA (United States)
marvinhyett@hotmail.com 10 March 2013 8 weeks ago 4 -
A male swimming.
Locality Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Monotypic species)
David Beadle 26 January 2013 15 weeks ago 4
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Alarm calls of a female with young Locality Isle of Skye, Scotland, Great Britain
Stuart Fisher 10 August 2002 3 years ago 3
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