Birds of Brazil

    ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans)  
Genus: Mergus (1 species, 4 worldwide)

Mergus is a genus of fish-eating diving ducks that are often found in salt water


Brazilian Merganser
Brazilian Merganser (Mergus octosetaceus) Critically Endangered
Serra da Canastra National Park, Brazil  
   
Photograph by João Sérgio Barros F. de Souza   © All Rights Reserved.



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