- Sturnus vulgaris
- Animalia: Chordata: Aves: Passeriformes: Sturnidae
This pie chart shows the relative likelihood of observing particular other species commonly observed near Mergus serrator
These species are those which most commonly occur in our observation database near Mergus serrator. Observations favor some phyla over others. Typically Bacteria, Fungi, Protozoa, and Arthropods are more common in the field than in our records.
This species has a large range, with an estimated global Extent of Occurrence of 10,000,000 km². It has a large global population estimated to be 510,000-600,000 individuals (Wetlands International 2002). Global population trends have not been quantified, but the species is not believed to approach the thresholds for the population decline criterion of the IUCN Red List (i.e. declining more than 30% in ten years or three generations). For these reasons, the species is evaluated as Least Concern.[1]
Countries:Native:
Afghanistan; Albania; Armenia; Austria; Bahamas; Belarus; Belgium; Bermuda; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bulgaria; Canada; China; Croatia; Cuba; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Denmark; Egypt; Estonia; Faroe Islands; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Greenland; Haiti; Hungary; Iceland; India; Iran, Islamic Republic of; Ireland; Israel; Italy; Japan; Kazakhstan; Korea, Democratic People's Republic of; Korea, Republic of; Latvia; Libyan Arab Jamahiriya; Liechtenstein; Lithuania; Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of; Malta; Mexico; Montenegro; Morocco; Nepal; Netherlands; Norway; Pakistan; Poland; Portugal; Puerto Rico; Romania; Russian Federation; Saint Pierre and Miquelon; Serbia; Slovakia; Slovenia; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; Taiwan, Province of China; Tunisia; Turkey; Turkmenistan; Turks and Caicos Islands; Ukraine; United Kingdom; United States; Uzbekistan
In sections below, we make some habitat inferences based on the known habitat preferences of those species most commonly associated with Mergus serrator.
alpine, circumboreal, montane, subalpine, subtropics, temperate, tropics.
alpine meadows, boreal forest, coniferous forests, croplands, cultivated areas, deciduous woods and forests, desert, disturbed sites, fence rows, fields, forest edges, forests, gardens, grasslands, hardwood forests, mature forests, meadows, moist woods, montane forests, open forests, pasture, pine forests, rain forest, shrubby vegetation, steppes, subalpine meadows, thickets, tropical forest, tundra grassland.
arable land, flood plains, mountain slopes, pastureland, roadsides, rock outcrops, sand dunes, streamsides, urban areas, valleys.
clay, limestone, loam, sandy areas, sandy soil, stony areas, thin soil.
along rivers, bays, bogs, brackish water, ditches, dry areas, estuaries, fens, flood plains, lagoon, lakes, marshes, mesic areas, pelagic, ponds, river banks, rivers, saltwater, shores, stream banks, streams, swamps, swampy areas, wet woods.
rocky slopes.