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Mergus merganser Linnaeus, 1758

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em>

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Aves
order
Anseriformes
family
Anatidae
genus
Mergus
species
Mergus merganser

Name

Synonyms
Mergus castor
Homonyms
Mergus merganser Linnaeus, 1758
Common names
Common Merganser in English
Common Merganser in English
Common Merganser in English
Common Merganser in English
Common Merganser in English
Common Merganser in English
Common Merganser in English
Common Merganser in English
Common Merganser in English
Common/Red-Breasted Merganser in English
Common/Red-Breasted Merganser in English
Common/Red-breasted Merganser in English
Goosander in English
Goosander in English
Goosander in English
Goosander in English
Goosander in English
Grand Harle in French
Grand Harle in French
Grand Harle in French
Grote Zaagbek in Dutch
Grote Zaagbek in Dutch
Grousse Seeër in Luxembourgish
Gänsesäger in German
Gänsesäger in German
Gänsesäger in German
Gänsesäger in German
Harle bièvre in French
Isokoskelo in Finnish
Laksand in Norwegian
Liela gaura in Latvian
Merganso-grande in Portuguese
Mergo mayor in Spanish
Mergo mayor in Spanish
Mergo mayor in Spanish
Nagy bukó in Hungarian
Serreta Grande in Spanish
Serreta grande in Spanish
Serreta grande in Spanish
Serreta grande in Spanish
Smergo maggiore in Italian
Smergo maggiore in Italian
Stor Skallesluger in Danish
Stor skallesluger in Danish
Storskrake in Swedish
bec de serra gros in Catalan–Valencian
common merganser in English
common merganser in language.
didysis dančiasnapis in Lithuanian
goosander in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner, 1987: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. Resource Publication, no. 166. 79.
  2. Banks, R.C., R.W. McDiarmid, and A.L. Gardner. 1987. Checklist of vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Publication No. 166. 79 p.
  3. Dickinson, E. C., and J. V. Remsen Jr., eds., 2013: null. The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, 4th Edition, Vol. 1 Non-passerines. l + 461.
  4. Gallardo, J. C.; Macías, V.; Velarde, E. (2009). Birds (Vertebrata: Aves) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.</em> Pp. 1321–1342.
  5. Gerhardt,Reid R.,Hribar,Lawrence J.,Wilson,George Butler (1986) Infestations of lice on white-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus, in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee, USA http://phthiraptera.info/node/46520
  6. Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright, 2006: null. Birds of the World: Recommended English Names. ix + 259.
  7. Honig,P. J. (1986) Arthropod bites, stings, and infestations: their prevention and treatment 0736-8046
  8. Kitching,R. P.,Mellor,P. S. (1986) Insect transmission of capripoxvirus http://phthiraptera.info/node/46522
  9. Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p.
  10. Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em>
  11. Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp.
  12. Lonc,Elzbieta,Kopczynska-Maslej,J. (1986) Infestacja gołębi domowych Columba livia dom., populacji wrocławskiej, wszołami stwierdzona latem 1983 r. 0043-5163
  13. Lonc,Elzbieta,Mazurkiewicz,M.,Szewczuk,V. (1986) Susceptibility of poultry biting lice (Mallophaga) to Dipel and bacilan (Bacillus thuringiensis) http://phthiraptera.info/node/46521
  14. Loomis,E. C. (1986) Ectoparasites of cattle 0749-0720
  15. Loomis,E. C. (1986) Epidemiology and control of ectoparasites of small ruminants 0749-0720
  16. Lorgé P., C. Redel, E. Kirsch, K. Kieffer. Die Rote Liste der Brutvögel Luxemburgs. 2019 Centrale Ornithologique Luxembourg https://www.naturemwelt.lu/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Rote-Liste-pL-09-2019.pdf
  17. María D. Soler-Cruz,Muñoz-Parra,Susana,Benítez-Rodríguez,Rocío,Florido-Navio,Ana M. (1986) In vitro culture of Bovicola limbata Gervais, 1844 (Mallophaga), study of its survival and life cycle http://phthiraptera.info/node/46523
  18. McIlreath,F. J. (1986) Pediculicides and ovicides http://phthiraptera.info/node/46519
  19. Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp.
  20. Peterson, R.T.; Peterson, V.M. (2002). A field guide to the birds of eastern and central North America. <em>Fifth Edition.</em> Peterson Field Guide Series. Houghton Mifflin Company. New York. 427 p.
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