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Smew

The smew (Mergellus albellus) is a species of duck and is the only living member of the genus Mergellus. The genus is closely related to Mergus and is sometimes included in it; genetic studies have shown that it is the sister taxon to Mergus and Lophodytes. The smew has hybridised with the common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula).

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Smew

Nodes55
Edges54
Triples83
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.036364
Components1

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Smew

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related to Distribution · 29
Smew → Africa, Alaska, Aleutian Islands, Algeria, As, Asia, Baltic Sea, Black Sea, Canada, Caspian Sea, China, Chukotka, Egypt, England, Europe, Germany, Great Britain, India, It, Japan
related to Taxonomy · 15
Smew → Carl Linnaeus, English, Europe, Fredrik Hasselqvist, Hasselqvist's, Linnaeus, Mediterranean, Mergellus, Mergus, Prideaux Selby, Smyrna, Swedish, Systema Naturae, The, Turkey
related to External links · 11
Smew → Avibase, BirdLife, Cornell Lab, Drexel University, Explore Species, Interactive, IUCN Red ListAudio, Mergellus, Ornithology, VIREO, Xeno-canto
related to Gallery · 10
Smew → EnglandID, Finland, FinlandMale, Helsinki, JapanFemale, JapanMale, Male, Muséum, Suomussalmi, Toulouse
related to Etymology · 9
Smew → Dutch, German Schmeiente, It, Latin, Mergellus, Mergus, Pliny, Schmünte, The
related to Ecology · 5
Smew → Ducklings, It, May, On, The
related to Description · 4
Smew → Adult, It, The, Young

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species albellus mergellus genus linnaeus mergus 1758 duck white related england female iucn black breeding naturalist flight northern lakes living

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Smewrelated to DescriptionThe0.60section
Smewrelated to DescriptionAdult0.60section
Smewrelated to DescriptionYoung0.60section
Smewrelated to DescriptionIt0.60section
Smewrelated to DistributionThis0.60section
Smewrelated to DistributionPalearctic0.60section
Smewrelated to DistributionScandinavia0.60section
Smewrelated to DistributionChukotka0.60section
Smewrelated to DistributionIt0.60section
Smewrelated to DistributionThe0.60section
Smewrelated to DistributionAs0.60section
Smewrelated to DistributionEurope0.60section

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