Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusMergus (Typical Mergansers)
- SpeciesMergus merganser (Common Merganser)
Closest Relatives at Great Bear Rainforest
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Surf Scoter
Melanitta perspicillata
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
Harlequin Duck
Histrionicus histrionicus
American White-winged Scoter
Melanitta deglandi
Common Teal
Anas crecca
Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula
American Wigeon
Mareca americana
Barrow's Goldeneye
Bucephala islandica
Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Common Merganser in Great Bear Rainforest?
About 23% of visitor-days record a Common Merganser sighting in Great Bear Rainforest, based on 1969 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Merganser in Great Bear Rainforest?
December has the highest sighting rate for Common Merganser in Great Bear Rainforest in our monthly data.