Brazilian Merganser Mergus octosetaceus Scientific name definitions
- CR Critically Endangered
- Names (27)
- Monotypic
Ivana R. Lamas and Líiva V. Lins
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated April 28, 2009
Text last updated April 28, 2009
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Бразилски нирец |
| Catalan | bec de serra sud-americà |
| Czech | morčák brazilský |
| Danish | Brasiliansk Skallesluger |
| Dutch | Braziliaanse Zaagbek |
| English | Brazilian Merganser |
| English (United States) | Brazilian Merganser |
| Finnish | brasiliankoskelo |
| French | Harle huppard |
| French (France) | Harle huppard |
| German | Dunkelsäger |
| Icelandic | Taglönd |
| Japanese | クロアイサ |
| Norwegian | brasilfiskand |
| Polish | tracz brazylijski |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | pato-mergulhão |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Pato-mergulhão |
| Russian | Бразильский крохаль |
| Serbian | Brazilski ronac |
| Slovak | potápač tmavý |
| Spanish | Serreta Brasileña |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Pato Serrucho |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Pato serrucho |
| Spanish (Spain) | Serreta brasileña |
| Swedish | cerradoskrake |
| Turkish | Yeşil Tarakdiş |
| Ukrainian | Крех бразильський |
Mergus octosetaceus Vieillot, 1817
PROTONYM:
Mergus octosetaceus
Vieillot, 1817. Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 14, p.222.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Brazil.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MERGUS
- octosetaceus
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
- Year-round
- Migration
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Distribution of the Brazilian Merganser
