Red-breasted Merganser

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Taxon taxon Q189609
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Red-breasted Merganser

Summary

Red-breasted Merganser is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (140 views/month, #1,449 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Red-breasted Merganser's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Red-breasted Merganser is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Red-breasted Merganser's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Red-breasted Merganser belongs to the parent taxon Mergus[6].
  • Red-breasted Merganser's scientific name is Mergus serrator[7].
  • Red-breasted Merganser's Commons category is recorded as Mergus serrator[8].
  • Red-breasted Merganser's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mergus serrator[9].
  • Red-breasted Merganser's Commons gallery is recorded as Mergus serrator[10].
  • Red-breasted Merganser's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature[11].
  • Red-breasted Merganser's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'M. serrator'}[12].
  • Red-breasted Merganser is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Red-breasted Merganser'}[13].
  • Red-breasted Merganser is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Mittelsäger'}[14].
  • Red-breasted Merganser is commonly known as {'lang': 'is', 'text': 'Toppönd'}[15].
  • Red-breasted Merganser is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Toppet Skallesluger'}[16].
  • Red-breasted Merganser is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Siland'}[17].
  • Red-breasted Merganser is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Middelste Zaagbek'}[18].
  • Red-breasted Merganser is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Serreta mediana'}[19].
  • Red-breasted Merganser is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Harle huppé'}[20].
  • Red-breasted Merganser is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Smergo minore'}[21].
  • Red-breasted Merganser is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Длинноносый крохаль'}[22].
  • Red-breasted Merganser is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ウミアイサ'}[23].
  • Red-breasted Merganser is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'småskrake'}[24].
  • Red-breasted Merganser is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'tukkakoskelo'}[25].
  • Red-breasted Merganser is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'rohukoskel'}[26].
  • Red-breasted Merganser is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'örvös bukó'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Red-breasted Merganser is Mergus serrator[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Mergus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[13], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Mittelsäger'}[14], {'lang': 'is', 'text': 'Toppönd'}[15], {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Toppet Skallesluger'}[16], {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Siland'}[17], and {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Middelste Zaagbek'}[18].

Identifiers

Red-breasted Merganser's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 6996[28]. Red-breasted Merganser's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8879[29]. Red-breasted Merganser's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45510609[30]. Red-breasted Merganser's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2498375[31]. Red-breasted Merganser's ITIS TSN is recorded as 175187[32].

Why It Matters

Red-breasted Merganser ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (140 views/month, #1,449 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.4. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. 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 . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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