Common merganser
The common merganser (North American) or goosander (Eurasian) (Mergus merganser) is a large duck of rivers and lakes in forested areas of Europe, northern and central Asia, and North America. The genus name is a Latin word used by Pliny and other Roman authors to refer to an unspecified waterbird, and merganser is derived from mergus and anser, Latin for "goose" The common merganser eats fish and nests in holes in trees. John James Audubon also used the name "Buff-breasted Merganser" (in addition to "goosander") in his book The Birds of America.
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Common merganser
The common merganser (North American) or goosander (Eurasian) (Mergus merganser) is a large duck of rivers and lakes in forested areas of Europe, northern and central Asia, and North America. The genus name is a Latin word used by Pliny and other Roman authors to refer to an unspecified waterbird, and merganser is derived from mergus and anser, Latin for "goose" The common merganser eats fish and nests in holes in trees. John James Audubon also used the name "Buff-breasted Merganser" (in addition to "goosander") in his book The Birds of America.
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De grote zaagbek (Mergus merga ...... sch als het Nearctisch gebied.
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Der Gänsesäger (Mergus mergans ...... e hundert Gänsesäger umfassen.
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La serreta grande (Mergus merg ...... ansa en el suelo o en árboles.
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Lo smergo maggiore, Mergus mer ...... n Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA).
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Mergus merganser • Grand Harle ...... de Grand bec-scie en Amérique.
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Nurogęś, tracz nurogęś (Mergus ...... dziny kaczkowatych (Anatidae).
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O merganso-grande (Mergus merg ...... ito rara na Península Ibérica.
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The common merganser (North Am ...... his book The Birds of America.
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Большо́й кроха́ль (лат. Mergus ...... ную книгу Республики Беларусь.
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カワアイサ(川秋沙、学名:Mergus merganser)は、カモ目カモ科ウミアイサ属に分類される鳥類の一種。
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Merganser americanus Cassin, 1852
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Mergus merganser
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M. m. merganser, female
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M. m. merganser, male in Sandwell, England
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De grote zaagbek (Mergus merga ...... sch als het Nearctisch gebied.
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Der Gänsesäger (Mergus mergans ...... drei Unterarten unterschieden.
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La serreta grande (Mergus merg ...... ansa en el suelo o en árboles.
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Lo smergo maggiore, Mergus mer ...... er la maggior parte stanziali.
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Mergus merganser • Grand Harle ...... de Grand bec-scie en Amérique.
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Nurogęś, tracz nurogęś (Mergus ...... dziny kaczkowatych (Anatidae).
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O merganso-grande (Mergus merg ...... ito rara na Península Ibérica.
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The common merganser (North Am ...... his book The Birds of America.
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Большо́й кроха́ль (лат. Mergus ...... опасений экологов не вызывает.
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カワアイサ(川秋沙、学名:Mergus merganser)は、カモ目カモ科ウミアイサ属に分類される鳥類の一種。
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Common merganser
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Grote zaagbek
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Gänsesäger
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Harle bièvre
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Merganso-grande
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Mergus merganser
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Mergus merganser
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Nurogęś
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Большой крохаль
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カワアイサ
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Common merganser
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