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Common merganser

The common merganser or goosander (Mergus merganser) is a large sea duck of rivers and lakes in forested areas of Europe, Asia, and North America. The common merganser eats mainly fish. It nests in holes in trees. The name "common merganser" is used in North America, while "goosander" is used in Eurasia.

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Common merganser

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related to Taxonomy · 14
Common merganser → America, Buff-breasted Merganser, Carl Linnaeus, He, In, John James Audubon, Latin, Mergus, Pliny, Roman, Swedish, Systema Naturae, The, The Birds
related to Status and conservation · 12
Common merganser → Alps, Central Park, County Wicklow, England, In February, Ireland, New York, Overall, Scandinavia, Scotland, They, Within Western Europe
related to Habits · 9
Common merganser → If, In, Once, One, The, Their, They, To, When
related to Breeding · 6
Common merganser → Central Asia, Common, Eggs, In, Nesting, The
related to External links · 5
Common merganser → Cornell Lab, Drexel University, Explore Species, Ornithology, VIREO

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merganser common species breeding mergus males birds water rivers fish goosander also north america females often lakes name female genus

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the mountains of Central Asiainstance ofIn treeless areas0.80text
they use holes in cliffsinstance ofIn treeless areas0.80text
steepinstance ofIn treeless areas0.80text
high banksinstance ofIn treeless areas0.80text
sometimes a considerable distances from the waterinstance ofIn treeless areas0.80text
Common merganserrelated to BreedingNesting0.60section
Common merganserrelated to BreedingIn0.60section
Common merganserrelated to BreedingCentral Asia0.60section
Common merganserrelated to BreedingThe0.60section
Common merganserrelated to BreedingEggs0.60section
Common merganserrelated to BreedingCommon0.60section
Common merganserrelated to External linksExplore Species0.60section

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