Common name: Common Merganser

Scientific name: Mergus merganser Linnaeus, 1758

Class:

Aves (Birds)

Order:

Anseriformes (Waterfowl)

Family:

Anatidae

Synonyms:

Other common names:

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Habitat type(s):

Habitat description(s)

Estuarine:

River mouth/tidal river, Lagoon

Lacustrine:

Deep water, Shallow water

Palustrine:

FORESTED WETLAND, Riparian

Riverine:

BIG RIVER, MEDIUM RIVER

Terrestrial:

Forest - Hardwood, Forest - Conifer, Forest - Mixed, Cliff

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Ecological systems and subsytems (about):

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Conservation:

Global conservation status rank:

G5

Secure globally - Common in the world; widespread and abundant (but may be rare in some parts of its range).

State conservation status rank:

S5

Secure in New York - Common in New York, widespread and abundant.

Federal protection:

Not Listed

State protection:

Protected Bird - Game with open season

Defined as a Protected Bird by New York State law and as a Game species; there are open seasons set when the species may be legally hunted or trapped.

SGCN:

NYNHP track status:

N: Do not track

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More information:

Conservation guide:

None

NatureServe explorer link:

https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.105663/Mergus_merganser/