Goosander (Mergus merganser) Science Article 1 abstract Moulting Goosanders were counted on the Eden estuary, Fife, UK from 1979 to 1994, and some of these birds were caught and wing-tagged from 1992 to 1994. This paper documents changes in numbers of moulting birds, and their provenance, as determined from subsequent sightings. Goosanders only started to […]
Tag: Mergus merganser
Goosander (Mergus merganser)
[order] ANSERIFORMES | [family] Anatidae | [latin] Mergus merganser | [authority] Linnaeus, 1758 | [UK] Goosander | [FR] Harle bievre | [DE] Gansesager | [ES] Serreta Grande | [NL] Grote Zaagbek Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Mergus is the genus of the typical mergansers, fish-eating ducks in the seaduck subfamily (Merginae). The Hooded Merganser, often termed […]