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Smew

Mergellus albellus

Smew
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Lille skallesluger er en mindre dykand på cirka 41 centimeter, der yngler ved skovsøer fra det nordlige Skandinavien og østpå i et bredt bælte gennem Asien til Stillehavet. Arten er den eneste i slægten Mergellus.

Field marks

Small, compact . The male is pure white with fine black markings, a black mask and grey flanks; the female is grey with white cheeks, a chestnut and a black patch around the eye.

Can be confused with

  • Common Goldeneye — Female Goldeneye has an all-brown head with no white cheeks and a yellow eye; female Smew has white cheeks and throat and a chestnut crown. The male is easily told by its white head.

Facts

Wingspan

62 cm

Conservation status

ikke truet

Family

ducks, geese and swans

Anatidae

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  • Danmarks Fugle at the Danish Ornithological Society (in Danish)
  • Wikipedia (in Danish)The description above is from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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