- The sea
ducks (
Mergini) are a
tribe of the duck
subfamily of birds, the Anatinae. The
taxonomy of this
group is incomplete. Some
authorities separate...
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Anatinae and Anserinae. The
Anatinae consists of
tribes Anatini, Aythyini,
Mergini and Tadornini. The higher-order
classification below follows a phylogenetic...
- (1995). "Phylogeny and
Evolutionary Ecology of
Modern Seaducks (Anatidae:
Mergini)" (PDF). Condor. 97 (1): 233–255. doi:10.2307/1368999. JSTOR 1368999. Janet...
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feeding method, make up the
tribe Aythyini. The 'sea ducks' of the
tribe Mergini are
diving ducks which specialise on fish and s****fish and
spend a majority...
- the
common scoter (Melanitta nigra). The
genus Melanitta is part of the
Mergini tribe, a
monophyletic group of the
Northern Hemisphere. It
includes eiders...
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distinct clade with
Cyanochen Nettapus – part of
ancient Gondwanan lineage?
Mergini - (seaducks) †Chendytes †Shiriyanetta
Polysticta Somateria Histrionicus...
- (2 species, prehistoric) Ptaiochen, small-billed moa-nalo (prehistoric) Tribe:
Mergini, eiders, scoters,
sawbills and
other sea-ducks (There are 9 extant genera...
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Salvadorina Speculanas Oxyurini Heteronetta Nomonyx Oxyura †Tirarinetta
Mergini Bucephala †Camptorhynchus †Chendytes
Clangula Histrionicus Lophodytes Melanitta...
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Anatidae (ducks)
Anatinae Aythyini Mergini Oxyurini Anserinae swans true
geese Dendrocygninae Stictonettinae Tadorninae Anhimidae Anhima Chauna Anseranatidae...
- of Chendytes.
Although originally thought to be a
seaduck in the
tribe Mergini,
analysis of
ancient DNA
sequences suggests that it is a
basal member and...
