Bird / Mergus merganser

Goosander

LC

Lowest risk

Vagrant

The common merganser or goosander (Eurasian) is a large seaduck of rivers and lakes in forested areas of Europe, the northern and central Palearctic, and North America.

Range depth
4 (high) m
Range mass
1050 to 2054 g
Range length
53 to 69 cm
Range wingspan
86 to 99 cm
Breeding interval
Common mergansers breed once yearly.
Breeding season
Breeding occurs from May to June each year.
Range eggs per season
6 to 17
Average eggs per season
8-12
Average eggs per season
10
Range time to hatching
28 to 35 days
Range fledging age
60 to 85 days
Average time to independence
30-50 days
Range age at sexual or reproductive maturity (female)
2 (low) years
Range age at sexual or reproductive maturity (male)
2 (low) years
Range lifespan
Status: wild
13.8 (high) years
Range lifespan
Status: captivity
13.4 (high) years
Average lifespan
Status: wild
161 months

Becker, R. 2006. "Mergus merganser" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed November 10, 2020 at https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Mergus_merganser/

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