Red-breasted Merganser

Mergus serrator - Harle huppé

Harle huppé
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Anseriformes

  • Family
    :

    Anatidés

  • Genus
    :

    Mergus

  • Species
    :

    serrator

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 58 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 70 à 86 cm.
  • Weight
    : 1000 à 1250 g
Longevity

9 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Harle huppé
♂ adult plum. breeding
Harle huppé
♀ adult

Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) is a species of bird in the Anatidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

  • Harle huppé,
  • Serreta mediana,
  • merganso-de-poupa,
  • Mittelsäger,
  • örvös bukó,
  • Middelste Zaagbek,
  • Smergo minore,
  • småskrake,
  • Siland,
  • potápač prostredný,
  • morčák prostřední,
  • Toppet Skallesluger,
  • tukkakoskelo,
  • bec de serra mitjà,
  • Toppönd,
  • szlachar,
  • garknābja gaura,
  • srednji žagar,
  • Длинноносый крохаль,
  • ウミアイサ,
  • 红胸秋沙鸭,
  • 紅胸秋沙,

Voice song and cries

Harle huppé
♂ adult plum. breeding

Habitat

Harle huppé
♂ adult plum. breeding

Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) ; Marine Neritic : Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged), Estuaries ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

QRcode Harle huppé
published: - Updated: 28-01-2009
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