page_title: Common merganser
hierarchical_section_title: Common merganser
caption_attribution_description: Goosander Mergus merganser, female and male, in Vaxholm, Sweden
context_page_description: The common merganser or goosander is a large seaduck of rivers and lakes in forested areas of Europe, the northern and central Palearctic, and North America.
  The common merganser eats fish and nests in holes in trees.
context_section_description: The common merganser (North American) or goosander (Eurasian) (Mergus merganser) is a large seaduck of rivers and lakes in forested areas of Europe, the northern and central Palearctic, and North America.
  The common merganser eats fish and nests in holes in trees.
caption: Mergus merganser couple, Vaxholm, Sweden
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