Smew

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q200646
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Summary

Smew is a taxon[1]. Smew ranks in the top 0.75% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,437 views/month, #1,461 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Mergellus[5]
  • Endemic to: Gajoldoba[6], Maguri Motapung Beel[7]
  • Taxon name: Mergellus albellus[8]
  • Commons category: Mergellus albellus[9]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Mergellus albellus[10]
  • Commons gallery: Mergellus albellus[11]
  • Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[12]
  • Original combination: Mergus albellus[13]
  • Short name: M. albellus[14]
  • Taxon common name: Smew[15], Zwergsäger[16], Serreta chica[17], bec de serra petit[18], morčák malý[19], väikekoskel e. pudukoskel[20], Lappfiskand[21], Луток[22], ミコアイサ[23], Skallesluger[24], uivelo[25], kis bukó[26], bielaczek[27], potápač malý[28]
  • Wingspan: 62 cm[29]
  • Mass: 42 g[30], 652 g[31], 568 g[32]

Body

Identifiers

Smew's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 107026[33]. Smew's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45510604[34]. Smew's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2498285[35]. Recorded ITIS TSN include 175196[36] and 175190[37].

Why It Matters

Smew has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] Smew is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

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] ↑ . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [33] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [36] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [35] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [15] ↑ . ARKive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [26] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [27] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [28] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [29] ↑ . app.bto.org. app.bto.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [30] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  34. [31] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  35. [32] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . 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. 2d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Itis tsn → 175196, 175190
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 19d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gnd id → 7782269-9
    Wikipedia languages → ['an', 'ar', 'arz', 'az', 'ba', 'be', 'bg', 'bn', 'br', 'ca', 'ceb', 'co', 'comm
    Claims rich → —
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  3. 18w ago · C960657 · 2026-06-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Iucn conservation status → Least Concern
    Endemic to → Gajoldoba, Maguri Motapung Beel
    Described by source → Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)
    Original combination → Mergus albellus
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Lex id: lille_skallesluger"
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