Common Merganser
Common MerganserCommon Merganser

Common Merganser

Mergus merganser

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Celestún Biosphere Reserve
4 Verified records at Celestún Biosphere Reserve
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The common merganser or goosander (Mergus merganser) is a large sea duck of rivers and lakes in forested areas of Europe, Asia, and North America. The common merganser eats mainly fish. It nests in holes in trees. The name "common merganser" is used in North America, while "goosander" is used in Eurasia. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Celestún Biosphere Reserve

Red-breasted Merganser
LC

Red-breasted Merganser

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mergus serrator

<5% · Rare
Blue-winged Teal
LC

Blue-winged Teal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Spatula discors

20–30% · Possible
Northern Shoveler
LC

Northern Shoveler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Spatula clypeata

5–10% · With luck
Lesser Scaup
LC

Lesser Scaup

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aythya affinis

5–10% · With luck
Bufflehead
LC

Bufflehead

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bucephala albeola

<5% · Rare
Ring-necked Duck
LC

Ring-necked Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aythya collaris

<5% · Rare
Redhead
LC

Redhead

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aythya americana

<5% · Rare
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
LC

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendrocygna autumnalis

<5% · Rare
Canvasback
LC

Canvasback

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aythya valisineria

<5% · Rare
American Wigeon

American Wigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mareca americana

<5% · Rare
Northern Pintail
LC

Northern Pintail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas acuta

<5% · Rare
Greater White-fronted Goose
LC

Greater White-fronted Goose

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anser albifrons

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Common Merganser at Celestún Biosphere Reserve — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
60–70%
2 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
50–60%
3 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
4 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
5 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
6 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
7 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
8 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
10–20%
9 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
10–20%
10 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
11 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
12 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
13 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
10–20%
14 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
10–20%
15 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
16 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
17 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
18 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
19 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
20 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
10–20%
21 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
22 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
23 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
24 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
25 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
26 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
27 Thingvellir National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
10–20%
28 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
5–10%
29 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
5–10%
30 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
31 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
5–10%
32 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
5–10%
33 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
5–10%
34 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
35 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
5–10%
36 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
5–10%
37 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
38 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
39 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
40 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
41 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
42 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
43 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
<5%
44 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
45 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
46 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
47 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
48 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
49 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
50 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
51 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
52 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
53 Gates of the Arctic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
54 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
55 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China
Insufficient data
56 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
Insufficient data
57 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
Insufficient data
58 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
59 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
60 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
61 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
Insufficient data
62 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
63 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
64 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data
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