© Matt Davis
Common Merganser Mergus merganser
John Pearce, Mark L. Mallory, and Karen Metz
Version: 2.0 — Published January 15, 2015
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Albanian | Zhytësi i mesëm |
| Arabic | بلقشة شائعة |
| Armenian | Մեծ սղոցակտուց բադ |
| Assamese | কঁকিলাদৰিয়া হাঁহ |
| Asturian | Merguyu grande |
| Azerbaijani | Böyük pazdimdik |
| Basque | Zerra handia |
| Bulgarian | Голям нирец |
| Catalan | bec de serra gros |
| Chinese | 川秋沙 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 普通秋沙鸭 |
| Croatian | veliki ronac |
| Czech | morčák velký |
| Danish | Stor Skallesluger |
| Dutch | Grote Zaagbek |
| English | Common Merganser |
| English (UK) | Goosander |
| English (United States) | Common Merganser |
| Faroese | Tannont |
| Finnish | isokoskelo |
| French | Grand Harle |
| French (France) | Grand Harle |
| Galician | Mergo grande |
| German | Gänsesäger |
| Greek | Χηνοπρίστης |
| Hebrew | מרגון גדול |
| Hungarian | Nagy bukó |
| Icelandic | Gulönd |
| Italian | Smergo maggiore |
| Japanese | カワアイサ |
| Korean | 비오리 |
| Latvian | Lielā gaura |
| Lithuanian | Didysis dančiasnapis |
| Mongolian | Хумхин бохио |
| Norwegian | laksand |
| Persian | مرگوس بزرگ |
| Polish | nurogęś |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Merganso-grande |
| Romanian | Ferestraș mare |
| Russian | Большой крохаль |
| Serbian | Veliki ronac |
| Slovak | potápač veľký |
| Slovenian | Veliki žagar |
| Spanish | Serreta Grande |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Mergo Mayor |
| Spanish (Spain) | Serreta grande |
| Swedish | storskrake |
| Turkish | Büyük Tarakdiş |
| Ukrainian | Крех великий |
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of the Common Merganser in North America.
Local breeding occurs along the Pacific coast east to the dashed line. Wintering birds concentrate on large rivers, lakes, and reservoirs. This species also breeds in Europe and Asia. See text for details.
