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Goosander
Mergus merganser Linnaeus, 1758
Also calledAnzig (oji) · Böyük pazdimdik (aze) · Ferestraș mare (ron) · Grand Harle (fra) · Grand bec-scie (fra) · Grote Zaagbek (nld) · Grousse Seeër (ltz) · Grutte Seachbek (fry) · Gulönd (isl) · Gussagoalsi (sme) · Gänsesäger (deu) · Harle bièvre (fra) · Heskenneg bras (bre) · Hos dynsak (cor)
First described in: Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em>
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
Distribution
Breeding regions are NA, PAL. Breeding subregions are Iceland, n, c Europe, subarctic Russia through ne Kazakhstan and ne Afghanistan through Tibet and w China, n Mongolia to Kamchatka, Hokkaido (n Japan) and ne China; sw Alaska mainland through subarctic Canada to Newfoundland, s through w USA and to n Great Lakes.
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Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 9537647.