Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
Smew (Mergus albellus) - HBW 1, p. 625
French: Harle piette
German: Zwergsäger
Spanish: Serreta Chica
Taxonomy: Mergus Albellus Linnaeus, 1758, Europe.
Often placed in monospecific genus Mergellus. Monotypic.
Distribution: Sweden eastwards to E Siberia.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An hybrid bird (with Goldeneye) Locality Vippetangen, Oslo & Akershus, Norway
Eric Roualet 17 November 2007 1 year ago 29 sec 3.7 -
Two males in breeding plumage swimming Locality Sandy, Bedfordshire, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 24 November 2007 3 years ago 44 sec 3.7 -
A female and two males in breeding plumage swimming together Locality Sandy, Bedfordshire, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 24 November 2007 3 years ago 35 sec 3.6 -
Female swimming Locality Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
Joe Angseesing 27 December 2008 2 years ago 18 sec 3.4 -
A pair swimming (the female flapping its wings), then both diving. Locality Katano Kamoike Bird Sanctuary, Ishikawa Prefecture, Honshu, Japan (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 25 January 2010 1 year ago 23 sec 3.4 -
A male swimming and then diving. Locality Katano Kamoike Bird Sanctuary, Ishikawa Prefecture, Honshu, Japan (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 25 January 2010 1 year ago 20 sec 3
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A resting female
Locality Vogelpark Marlow, Marlow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Rainer Mönke 8 July 2007 2 years ago 4 -
A swimming male
Locality Schwerin Zoological Garden, Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Rainer Mönke 13 May 2011 38 weeks ago 3.6 -
Staying in Helsinki waste-water treatment pool
Locality Southern Finland Province, Finland
Ahvenainen 28 March 2007 1 year ago 3.1 -
male
Locality Racconigi, Piedmont Region, Italy
Cristiano Crolle 17 April 2011 11 weeks ago 2.8 -
Two males and two females flying
Locality North Holland Province, Netherlands
Dani Valverde 22 January 2011 1 year ago 2.5 -
A female flying.
Locality Siikalahti Wetland Nature Reserve, Parikkala, Southern Finland Province, Finland (Monotypic species)
David Vilasís Boix 21 July 2006 18 weeks ago 2.3
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Grunting calls of drakes and quaking of ducks Locality Pensthorpe Waterfowl Park, Fakenham, Norfolk, England, Great Britain
Stuart Fisher 2 May 2001 2 years ago 4
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