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Mergus serrator Linnaeus, 1758
Red-breasted merganser
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Aves | Anseriformes | Anatidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Others; freshwater; brackish; depth range 0 - 3 m (Ref. 115862). Polar; 74°N - 18°N, 180°W - 180°E (Ref. 124582)
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Arctic, Northern Pacific and Northern Atlantic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cmmax. published weight: 1.0 kg (Ref. 356)
Short description Morphology
Culmen: 5.565 cm; tarsus: 4.485 cm; wing: 23.75 cm.
Surface diving; coastal. Winters in the arctic North Atlantic and North Pacific (Ref. 356).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Main reference
References | Coordinator | Collaborators
SAUP Database. 2006. (Ref. 356)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 07 August 2018
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (Ref. 116361)
Appendix II: Migratory species conserved through agreements
Threat to humans
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref. 115969): 4.1 - 12.3, mean 8.8 (based on 1317 cells).
Price category
(Ref. 80766):
Unknown.