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diving "goose"
Chendytes lawi.
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Janet C. Buckner; Ryan Ellingson;
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America as
diving ducks because they also feed by diving;
their subfamily (
Merginae) is a very
distinct one however.
Although the
group is cosmopolitan, most...
- in some species. All have a
white belly. This
resembles many sea-ducks (
Merginae) –
notably the
smaller goldeneyes (Bucephala) – but is
distinct from most...
-
refer to: Steller's
eider (Polysticta stelleri) of the duck
subfamily Merginae Eider (river), in Schleswig-Holstein,
Germany Eider (Amt Kirchspielslandgemeinde)...
- Phylum:
Chordata class: Aves Order:
Anseriformes Family:
Anatidae Subfamily:
Merginae Genus:
Somateria Leach, 1819 Type
species Anas
spectabilis (king eider)...
- Phylum:
Chordata class: Aves Order:
Anseriformes Family:
Anatidae Subfamily:
Merginae Genus:
Melanitta F. Boie, 1822 Type
species Anas
fusca (velvet scoter)...
- Phylum:
Chordata class: Aves Order:
Anseriformes Family:
Anatidae Subfamily:
Merginae Genus:
Bucephala S.F. Baird, 1858 Type
species Anas
albeola (bufflehead)...
- The long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis) or coween,
formerly known as the oldsquaw, is a medium-sized sea duck that
breeds in the
tundra and
taiga regions...
- its
winter quarters, the scaly-sided
merganser might compete with
other Merginae with
which it
shares its
habitat then, e.g.
common mergansers (M. merganser)...
- The
harlequin duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) is a
small sea duck. It
takes its name from
Harlequin (Italian Arlecchino,
French Arlequin), a colourfully...
