Red-breasted Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser (<em>Mergus serrator</em>) is a species of Ducks, Geese, Swans (<em>Anatidae</em>) in the order Waterfowl (Ducks, Geese and Swans).
Overview
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) is a species of Ducks, Geese, Swans (Anatidae) in the order Waterfowl (Ducks, Geese and Swans).
Scientific Classification
Genus: Mergus; binomial: Mergus serrator; authority: Linnaeus, 1758.
Distribution
Breeding range: the Nearctic and the Palearctic. Non-breeding range: to coasts of s Europe (e North Atlantic), Black and Caspian seas; Japan, Korean Pen. and e China (w North Pacific); to wc Mexico (e North Pacific), Gulf Coast and Florida (w North Atlantic).
Conservation Status
This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.
Remarks
No additional remarks recorded.
