Common Merganser

Mergus merganser - Harle bièvre Grand Harle

Harle bièvre
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Anseriformes

  • Family
    :

    Anatidés

  • Genus
    :

    Mergus

  • Species
    :

    merganser

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 66 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 82 à 97 cm.
  • Weight
    : 1050 à 1650 g
Longevity

10 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Harle bièvre
♂ adult plum. breeding
Harle bièvre
♀ immature

Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) is a species of bird in the Anatidae family.

Subspecific information 3 subspecies

  • Mergus merganser merganser (Iceland, n Eurasia)
  • Mergus merganser orientalis (c Asia)
  • Mergus merganser americanus (Canada, w USA)

Foreign names

  • Harle bièvre,
  • Serreta grande,
  • merganso-grande,
  • Gänsesäger,
  • nagy bukó,
  • Grote Zaagbek,
  • Smergo maggiore,
  • storskrake,
  • Laksand,
  • potápač veľký,
  • morčák velký,
  • Stor Skallesluger,
  • isokoskelo,
  • bec de serra gros,
  • Gulönd,
  • nurogęś,
  • lielā gaura,
  • veliki žagar,
  • Большой крохаль,
  • カワアイサ,
  • 普通秋沙鸭,
  • 川秋沙〔普通秋沙〕,

Voice song and cries

Harle bièvre
♂ adult plum. breeding

Habitat

Harle bièvre
♀ immature

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

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 bièvre
published: - Updated: 05-12-2004
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