Bird
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser · Anatidae · Anseriformes
Best monthsJan · Mar–Aprmost records
Records5,704,451in 52 countries
Most seen inUnited States2,493,299 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Common Merganser in brief
The common merganser (Mergus merganser) is a bird of the Anatidae family — species of bird.
Across the 52 countries we cover it has 5,704,451 published records, most of them from the United States, Canada and Sweden. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in January, March and April and fall to their lowest in July and August.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
United States2,493,299 records · best Mar, Jan
Canada1,072,066 records · best Apr, May
Sweden858,616 records · best Apr, Mar
Denmark241,419 records · best Jan, Mar
Netherlands226,301 records · best Jan, Feb
Norway218,195 records · best Apr, May
United Kingdom140,940 records · best Jan, Feb
Germany83,156 records · best Jan, Feb
Finland77,967 records · best May, Apr
Estonia46,288 records · best Apr, Jan
France42,284 records · best Jan, Feb
Belgium30,142 records · best Jan, Feb
Switzerland26,801 records · best Jan, Apr
Poland23,283 records · best Jan, Dec
Austria18,434 records · best Jan, Mar
Russia16,737 records · best Apr, Jan
Japan14,595 records · best Jan, Feb
Czechia14,046 records · best Jan, Dec
Italy10,889 records · best Jan, Dec
South Korea9,948 records · best Jan, Dec
China9,861 records · best Jan, Dec
Iceland5,137 records · best Mar, Jun
Lithuania4,304 records · best Jan, Mar
Latvia2,217 records · best Mar, Apr
Hungary1,940 records · best Jan, Dec
Ukraine1,864 records · best Jan, Feb
Slovenia1,671 records · best Apr, Dec
Slovakia1,615 records · best Jan, Dec
Mongolia1,510 records · best May, Jun
Nepal1,290 records · best Jan, Dec
Bhutan1,217 records · best Feb, Apr
Belarus1,168 records · best Jan, Mar
Romania1,076 records · best Dec, Jan
Croatia863 records · best Jan, May
Ireland654 records · best Dec, Jan
Luxembourg574 records · best Jan, Feb
Serbia542 records · best Jan, Mar
Bulgaria361 records · best Jan, May
Kazakhstan269 records · best Oct, May
North Macedonia213 records · best Jun, May
Kyrgyzstan162 records · best Dec, Feb
Moldova133 records · best Jan, Dec
Bosnia and Herzegovina104 records · best Jan, Apr
Tajikistan78 records · best May, Jun
Albania57 records · best May, Mar
Montenegro45 records · best Aug, May
Uzbekistan43 records · best Jan, Dec
North Korea32 records · best Mar, Jan
Liechtenstein23 records · best Oct, Jan
Kosovo16 records · best Jan, Mar
Afghanistan5 records · best Jun, Mar
Andorra1 records · best May, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
All birdsMore of the Anatidae family
Photo: Calibas (edit by Aqwis) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
%20male%20Qingshui.jpg){kind=link}
