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Mergus merganser
Common Merganser
Montezuma Castle National Monument
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Mergus merganser Linnaeus, 1758
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Common Merganser
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Anseriformes, Family Anatidae, Genus Mergus, Species Mergus merganser


Seasonality Tags:
Breeder


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		AZ: S3S4
Evidence:		21 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 3 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Acadia National Park	Alagnak Wild River
Amistad National Recreation Area	Anacostia Park
Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve	Antietam National Battlefield
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore	Arches National Park
Assateague Island National Seashore	Aztec Ruins National Monument
Badlands National Park	Bandelier National Monument
Bering Land Bridge National Preserve	Big Bend National Park
Big Hole National Battlefield	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area	Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
Blue Ridge Parkway	Bluestone National Scenic River
Bryce Canyon National Park	Buffalo National River
Cabrillo National Monument	Canyonlands National Park
Cape Cod National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Capitol Reef National Park	Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park	Colonial National Historical Park
Crater Lake National Park	Cumberland Island National Seashore
Curecanti National Recreation Area	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Death Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Denali National Park and Preserve	Devils Postpile National Monument
Devils Tower National Monument	Dinosaur National Monument
Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve	Effigy Mounds National Monument
Fire Island National Seashore	First State National Historical Park
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument	Fort Circle Parks
Fort Laramie National Historic Site	Fort Matanzas National Monument
Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site	Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
Fort Washington Park	Gateway National Recreation Area
George Washington Birthplace National Monument	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument	Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Glacier National Park	Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Golden Gate National Recreation Area	Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Portage National Monument	Grand Teton National Park
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site	Great Falls Park
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Guadalupe Mountains National Park	Gulf Islands National Seashore
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument	Harmony Hall
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park	Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Indiana Dunes National Park	Isle Royale National Park
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument	Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
Katmai National Park and Preserve	Kenai Fjords National Park
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park	Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site
Lake Clark National Park and Preserve	Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area	Lassen Volcanic National Park
Lava Beds National Monument	Lewis and Clark National Historical Park
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial	Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park	Mesa Verde National Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Missouri National Recreational River
Monocacy National Battlefield	Morristown National Historical Park
National Capital Parks-East	National Mall and Memorial Parks
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Nez Perce National Historical Park
Niobrara National Scenic River	North Cascades National Park
Olympic National Park	Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Run	Parashant National Monument
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore	Pinnacles National Park
Pipestone National Monument	Piscataway Park
Point Reyes National Seashore	Rainbow Bridge National Monument
Redwood National Park	Rocky Mountain National Park
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	San Juan Island National Historical Park
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area	Scotts Bluff National Monument
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	Sitka National Historical Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Timpanogos Cave National Monument
Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument	Tuzigoot National Monument
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Voyageurs National Park	Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
White Sands National Park	Whitman Mission National Historic Site
Wrangell - St Elias National Park and Preserve	Yellowstone National Park
Yosemite National Park	Yucca House National Monument
Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve	Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	12/3/2008

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 9/25/2025 2:12:46 PM

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