© Ian Davies
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
Shawn Craik, John Pearce, and Rodger D. Titman
Version: 2.0 — Published January 15, 2015
Version: 2.0 — Published January 15, 2015
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Albanian | Zhytësi i mesëm me çallme |
| Arabic | بلقشة حمراء الصدر |
| Armenian | Սղոցակտուց բադ |
| Asturian | Merguyu crestudu |
| Azerbaijani | Uzunburun pazdimdik |
| Basque | Zerra ertaina |
| Bulgarian | Среден нирец |
| Catalan | Bec de serra mitjà |
| Chinese | 紅胸秋沙 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 红胸秋沙鸭 |
| Croatian | mali ronac |
| Czech | morčák prostřední |
| Danish | Toppet Skallesluger |
| Dutch | Middelste Zaagbek |
| English | Red-breasted Merganser |
| English (United States) | Red-breasted Merganser |
| Faroese | Toppont |
| Finnish | tukkakoskelo |
| French | Harle huppé |
| French (French Guiana) | Harle huppé |
| French (Haiti) | Canard à poitrine rouge |
| Galician | Mergo cristado |
| German | Mittelsäger |
| Greek | Θαλασσοπρίστης |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Kanna fal wouj |
| Hebrew | מרגון בינוני |
| Hungarian | Örvös bukó |
| Icelandic | Toppönd |
| Italian | Smergo minore |
| Japanese | ウミアイサ |
| Korean | 바다비오리 |
| Latvian | Garknābja gaura |
| Lithuanian | Vidutinis dančiasnapis |
| Mongolian | Сэвгэр бохио |
| Norwegian | siland |
| Persian | مرگوس کاکلی |
| Polish | szlachar |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Merganso-de-poupa |
| Romanian | Ferestraș moțat |
| Russian | Длинноносый крохаль |
| Serbian | Srednji ronac |
| Slovak | potápač prostredný |
| Slovenian | Srednji žagar |
| Spanish | Serreta Mediana |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Serreta Pechirrojo |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Pato serrucho |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Mergansa Pechiroja |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Mergo Copetón |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Mergo Copetón |
| Spanish (Panama) | Serreta Pechirroja |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Mergansa Piquilarga |
| Spanish (Spain) | Serreta mediana |
| Swedish | småskrake |
| Thai | เป็ดปากยาวอกแดง |
| Turkish | Tarakdiş |
| Ukrainian | Крех середній |
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- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of the Red-breasted Merganser in North America.
This species also breeds in Europe and Asia. Most individuals breed near the coast, rivers, or large bodies of water and winter on coastal bays or large calm, open-water areas.