Typical Mergansers (Mergus)
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Scientific name | Mergus |
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Phylum | Chordata |
Order | Waterfowl |
Rank | Genus |
Mass | Common merganser |
Red-breasted merganser | |
Length | Common merganser |
Red-breasted merganser | |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 2257612 |
About Typical Mergansers (Mergus)
Mergus is the genus of the typical mergansers, piscivorous ducks in the subfamily Anatinae. The genus name is a Latin word used by Pliny and other Roman authors to refer to an unspecified waterbird. The hooded merganser, often termed Mergus cucullatus, is not of this genus but closely related.