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Red-breasted Merganser

Mergus serrator

Worldwide: 58,829 observations
Group: Birds

About

The red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator) is a diving duck, one of the sawbills. The genus name is a Latin word used by Pliny and other Roman authors to refer to an unspecified waterbird, and serrator is a sawyer from Latin serra, "saw".

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Recent sightings near Vancouver

Research-grade observations within 25 km, newest first.

Nov 3, 2026English Bay, Vancouver, BC, CAObserver: lauramothView observation from Nov 3, 2026 on iNaturalist
Oct 28, 2026Metro Vancouver, BC, CanadaObserver: Bernadette JView observation from Oct 28, 2026 on iNaturalist
Oct 25, 2026Southbound Denman St @ Pendrell St, Vancouver, BC V6G 2N1, CanadaObserver: david zhenView observation from Oct 25, 2026 on iNaturalist
Oct 25, 2026Vancouver, BC, CanadaObserver: david zhenView observation from Oct 25, 2026 on iNaturalist
Oct 23, 2026Metro Vancouver, BC, CanadaObserver: Bernadette JView observation from Oct 23, 2026 on iNaturalist
Oct 10, 2026Richmond, BC, CanadaObserver: tanjam_View observation from Oct 10, 2026 on iNaturalist