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Genus of duck From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mergellus is a genus of duck. The smew (Mergellus albellus) is the only living species, but an extinct species known as Mergellus mochanovi has also been described from Late Pleistocene deposits in the Yakutia region of Russia.[1]
Mergellus | |
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Smew (Mergellus albellus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Anseriformes |
Family: | Anatidae |
Subfamily: | Anatinae |
Genus: | Mergellus Selby, 1840 |
Species | |
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