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Common Merganser

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q180991
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Summary

Common Merganser is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.5% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,906 views/month, #971 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Mergus[5]
  • Taxon name: Mergus merganser[6]
  • Commons category: Mergus merganser[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Mergus merganser[8]
  • Commons gallery: Mergus merganser[9]
  • Taxon common name: Goosander[10], Gänsesäger[11], Common Merganser[12], Serreta grande[13], bec de serra gros[14], morčák velký[15], Stor Skallesluger[16], hwyaden ddanheddog[17], jääkoskel[18], Laksand[19], Grand Harle[20], Большой крохаль[21], カワアイサ[22], isokoskelo[23]
  • Wingspan: 0.93 m[24]
  • Mass: 1.709 kg[25], 1.232 kg[26]

Body

Identifiers

Common Merganser's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 7004[27]. Common Merganser's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8880[28]. Common Merganser's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45510608[29]. Common Merganser's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 9537647[30]. Common Merganser's ITIS TSN is recorded as 175185[31].

Why It Matters

Common Merganser has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [28] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [31] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . Flight speeds among bird species: allometric and phylogenetic effects. wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 10w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-08-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Salzburgwiki id → 52973
    Harper's tag → american-merganser
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Salzburgwiki id: 52973, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/102088804|Gänsesäger (#102088804)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/3987|Salzburgwiki – Taxons]]"
  2. 18w ago · C960657 · 2026-06-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Lex id → stor_skallesluger
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Lex id: stor_skallesluger"
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