Genus

Typical Mergansers

Mergus

4 species in our catalog · found in 79 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderAnseriformes (Waterfowl)
FamilyAnatidae (Ducks, Geese, and Swans)
GenusMergus (Typical Mergansers)

Species in this group

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Mergus merganser

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Mergus serrator

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Mergus octosetaceus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Mergus squamatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Typical Mergansers

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~80%
	Common Merganser			~70%
	Red-breasted Merganser			~30%
2	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~70%
	Common Merganser			~60%
	Red-breasted Merganser			~40%
3	Thingvellir National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	2	~60%
	Red-breasted Merganser			~60%
	Common Merganser			~10%
4	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	2	~60%
	Red-breasted Merganser			~60%
	Common Merganser			~10%
5	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	~50%
	Red-breasted Merganser			~50%
	Common Merganser			~10%
6	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	2	~40%
	Common Merganser			~40%
	Red-breasted Merganser			Insufficient data
7	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~40%
	Common Merganser			~40%
	Red-breasted Merganser			<5%
8	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	2	~40%
	Common Merganser			~30%
	Red-breasted Merganser			~20%
9	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~40%
	Common Merganser			~40%
	Red-breasted Merganser			<5%
10	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	2	~30%
	Common Merganser			~20%
	Red-breasted Merganser			~10%
11	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~20%
	Red-breasted Merganser			~20%
	Common Merganser			~10%
12	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	~20%
	Red-breasted Merganser			~10%
	Common Merganser			~10%
13	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2	~20%
	Common Merganser			~10%
	Red-breasted Merganser			~10%
14	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~20%
	Red-breasted Merganser			~20%
	Common Merganser			<5%
15	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~20%
	Common Merganser			~20%
	Red-breasted Merganser			<5%
16	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~20%
	Common Merganser			~20%
	Red-breasted Merganser			<5%
17	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~20%
	Red-breasted Merganser			~10%
	Common Merganser			Insufficient data
18	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~20%
	Common Merganser			~10%
	Red-breasted Merganser			~10%
19	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2	~20%
	Common Merganser			~20%
	Red-breasted Merganser			<5%
20	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~20%
	Brazilian Merganser			~20%
21	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1	~20%
	Common Merganser			~20%
22	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	~20%
	Common Merganser			~10%
	Red-breasted Merganser			~10%
23	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~20%
	Common Merganser			~10%
	Red-breasted Merganser			~10%
24	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~20%
	Common Merganser			~10%
	Red-breasted Merganser			<5%
25	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2	~20%
	Common Merganser			~10%
	Red-breasted Merganser			<5%
26	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~20%
	Common Merganser			~10%
	Red-breasted Merganser			~10%
27	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	~20%
	Common Merganser			~20%
	Red-breasted Merganser			<5%
28	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	~10%
	Red-breasted Merganser			~10%
	Common Merganser			~10%
29	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	~10%
	Common Merganser			~10%
	Red-breasted Merganser			<5%
30	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	~10%
	Common Merganser			~10%
31	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	~10%
	Common Merganser			~10%
	Red-breasted Merganser			Insufficient data
32	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~10%
	Common Merganser			~10%
33	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~10%
	Red-breasted Merganser			~10%
	Common Merganser			<5%
34	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Common Merganser			~10%
35	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2	~10%
	Red-breasted Merganser			~10%
	Common Merganser			<5%
36	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~10%
	Common Merganser			~10%
	Red-breasted Merganser			Insufficient data
37	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	2	~10%
	Common Merganser			~10%
	Red-breasted Merganser			<5%
38	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	1	~10%
	Red-breasted Merganser			~10%
39	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	3	~10%
	Common Merganser			~10%
	Red-breasted Merganser			Insufficient data
	Scaly-sided Merganser			Insufficient data
40	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	1	~10%
	Common Merganser			~10%
41	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~10%
	Red-breasted Merganser			Insufficient data
42	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~10%
	Common Merganser			~10%
	Red-breasted Merganser			<5%
43	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	1	~10%
	Common Merganser			~10%
44	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~10%
	Common Merganser			<5%
	Red-breasted Merganser			<5%
45	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Common Merganser			<5%
	Red-breasted Merganser			Insufficient data
46	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Common Merganser			<5%
47	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Common Merganser			<5%
48	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Common Merganser			<5%
	Red-breasted Merganser			Insufficient data
49	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	<5%
	Common Merganser			<5%
50	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Red-breasted Merganser			Insufficient data
51	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	2	<5%
	Common Merganser			<5%
	Red-breasted Merganser			Insufficient data
52	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Red-breasted Merganser			<5%
53	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	<5%
	Common Merganser			<5%
	Red-breasted Merganser			Insufficient data
54	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Red-breasted Merganser			<5%
	Common Merganser			<5%
55	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	2	<5%
	Common Merganser			<5%
	Red-breasted Merganser			Insufficient data
56	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	<5%
	Common Merganser			Insufficient data
57	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	2	<5%
	Common Merganser			<5%
	Red-breasted Merganser			<5%
58	Khangchendzonga National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Common Merganser			Insufficient data
59	Jiuzhaigou National Park	🇨🇳 China	1	<5%
	Common Merganser			Insufficient data
60	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Common Merganser			<5%
	Red-breasted Merganser			<5%
61	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Red-breasted Merganser			<5%
62	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Common Merganser			<5%
	Red-breasted Merganser			<5%
63	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	1	<5%
	Red-breasted Merganser			<5%
64	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	<5%
	Red-breasted Merganser			<5%
	Common Merganser			Insufficient data
65	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Common Merganser			<5%
66	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Common Merganser			<5%
	Red-breasted Merganser			<5%
67	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	2	<5%
	Common Merganser			Insufficient data
	Red-breasted Merganser			Insufficient data
68	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	<5%
	Common Merganser			Insufficient data
69	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Red-breasted Merganser			<5%
70	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1	<5%
	Common Merganser			Insufficient data
71	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Red-breasted Merganser			Insufficient data
72	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Common Merganser			Insufficient data
73	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Red-breasted Merganser			Insufficient data
74	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Common Merganser			Insufficient data
75	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	1	<5%
	Common Merganser			Insufficient data
76	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Red-breasted Merganser			Insufficient data
77	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Common Merganser			Insufficient data
78	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Common Merganser			Insufficient data
79	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	<5%
	Common Merganser			Insufficient data

Typical Mergansers

Species in this group

Common Merganser

Red-breasted Merganser

Brazilian Merganser

Scaly-sided Merganser

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Typical Mergansers

Parks Ranked