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 |
Mergus merganser Linnaeus, 1758
Definitions
- MERGUS
- merganser
- Merganser
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
Common Merganser Mergus merganser Scientific name definitions
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Revision History
Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
Authors
John Pearce, Mark L. Mallory, and Karen Metz
Recommended Citation
Pearce, J., M. L. Mallory, and K. Metz (2020). Common Merganser (Mergus merganser), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.commer.01
Birds of North America
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Version 2.0
- Revision
- January 15, 2015
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
Authors
John Pearce, Mark L. Mallory, and Karen Metz
Revisors
John Pearce
Recommended Citation
Pearce, J., M. L. Mallory, and K. Metz (2015). Common Merganser (Mergus merganser), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (A. F. Poole, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bna.442
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Print Version (requires subscription to access)
- January 1, 1999
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
Recommended Citation
Mallory, M, and K. Metz. 1999. Common Merganser (Mergus merganser). In The Birds of North America, No. 442 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. https://doi.org/10.2173/tbna.442.p
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- July 5, 2014
- Goosander Mergus merganser
Authors
Carles Carboneras and Guy M. Kirwan
Revisors
Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
Carboneras, C. and G. M. Kirwan (2014). Goosander (Mergus merganser). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
