Brazilian Merganser
Mergus octosetaceusVieillot, LJP, 1817
English (US) Brazilian Merganser
The Brazilian Merganser (Mergus octosetaceus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Anatidae (Ducks, Swans, and Geese) in the order Anseriformes.
Range: forest rivers, now mostly in a few sites in southeastern Brazil, at least formerly also in Paraguay and Misiones (northeastern Argentina); rareRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Mergus octosetaceus
- Order
- Anseriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Critically Endangered
- English (US)
- Brazilian Merganser
- Described by
- Vieillot, LJP, 1817
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Vieillot, LJP, 1817
- Type locality
- Brazil.
- Original description
- 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
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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