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Brazilian Merganser

Educational resources on Brazilian Merganser

Brazilian Merganser or Mergus octosetaceus is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Critically Endangered due to C2a. IUCN Profile of the Brazilian Merganser

Academic web links for the Brazilian Merganser.


Neotropical Birds - Brazilian Merganser (Mergus octosetaceus ...
The Brazilian Merganser (Mergus octosetaceus) is one of the most threatened waterfowl in the world and one of the most threatened birds in Americas.
neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p_spp=74471

Neotropical Birds - Brazilian Merganser (Mergus octosetaceus ...
Conservation status. Mergus octosetaceus occurs in low numbers at a few, highly disjunct localities in South America. It is considered critically endangered globally by the IUCN
neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/conservation?p_p_spp=74471

Neotropical Birds - Brazilian Merganser (Mergus octosetaceus) - Life ...
Food. Brazilian Mergansers feed basically on small fish they capture during dives, although aquatic macroinvertebrates also contribute to their diet.
neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/lifehistory?p_p_spp=74471

Neotropical Birds - Brazilian Merganser (Mergus octosetaceus ...
Andrade, R. D., L. V. Lins, F. Ribeiro, and A. Lima Neto. 2009. Ninhos do pato-mergulhão (Mergus octosetaceus) em cavidades em barrancos de terra na região da Serra da Canastra
neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/references?p_p_spp=74471

Neotropical Birds - Brazilian Merganser (Mergus octosetaceus ...
Summary. No information available - Contribute. Similar Species. This species is the only representative of the Mergini Tribe (Anatidae, Anseriformes) in the southern hemisphere.
neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/identification?p_p_spp=74471

Neotropical Birds - Brazilian Merganser (Mergus octosetaceus ...
The Americas. The Brazilian Merganser formerly was widespread in south central Brazil and in adjacent regions of Argentina and Paraguay (see Historical Changes).
neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/distribution?p_p_spp=74471

Neotropical Birds - Brazilian Merganser (Mergus octosetaceus ...
The scarcity of information on the Brazilian Merganser’s biology and behavior makes it difficult to make decisions affecting the conservation and management of this species.
neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/research?p_p_spp=74471

AH439FINAL - Stella/Brazilian merganser
Artist: Frank Stella: Title: Brazilian Merganser [Exotic Bird series] Date: 1980: Nationality: American: Context: Minimalist Painting: Movement: Materials: Subject: part of the
www.csulb.edu/~karenk/20thcwebsite/439final/ah439fin-Info.00130.html

Neotropical Birds - Brazilian Merganser (Mergus octosetaceus ...
We thank the Instituto Terra Brasilis, which has been invested much of its efforts to better know and conserve the Brazilian Mergansers since 2001 at Serra da Canastra region.
neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/acknowledge?p_p_spp=74471

Peter Deunov
Boston University School of Theology ... The Brazilian Merganser, Mergus octosetaceus, is a duck in the typical merganser genus.
sthweb.bu.edu/index.php?option=com_awiki&view=mediawiki&article=Brazilian_Merganser&...







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