Smew Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Mergellus albellus
Family : Anatidae
Order : Anseriformes
Class : Aves
Phylum : Chordata
Habitat : Haors
Description : The Smew is a small duck with a square head (adult bird length approximately 46 cm, weight 680 g, wing 19 cm, bill 3 cm, tarsus 3 cm, tail 7.5 cm). It inhabits the haors, open beels, rivers and lakes. It is usually seen in small groups. It forages by diving under water. It feeds mainly on fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatic insects and their larvae, worms and vegetable matter.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Spatula querquedula
(Garganey) -
Tadorna tadorna
(Common Shelduck) -
Bucephala clangula
(Common Goldeneye) -
Aix galericulata
(Mandarin Duck) -
Mareca penelope
(Eurasian Wigeon) -
Sibirionetta formosa
(Baikal Teal) -
Nettapus coromandelianus
(Cotton Pygmy Goose) -
Anas platyrhynchos
(Mallard) -
Netta rufina
(Red‑crested Pochard) -
Anas crecca
(Common Teal)
Species groups
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Bee-eaters -
Booby -
frigatebird -
phalarope -
tropicbird -
Martins and Swallows -
Crows, Drongos & allies -
Woodpeckers -
Eared Nightjars -
Ibises & Spoonbills -
Trogons -
Coucals -
Pelicans -
Darters -
Gulls -
Warblers and allies -
Flowerpeckers & Sunbirds -
Sparrows, Wagtails, Pipits a& allies -
moonbird -
Hawks & Eagles -
Snipes, Sandpipers, Plovers & allies -
Small Kingfishers -
Cisticola & Prinia -
Plovers & Lapwings -
Rails, Gallinules & Coots -
Tits -
Parrots -
Rosefinches and Buntings -
Bustards -
Grebes -
Pheasants & Partridges -
Old World flycatcher -
Starlings and Mynas -
Hornbills -
Buttonquails -
Rollers -
Bluebirds -
Crested Kingfishers -
Cormorants -
Pigeons and Doves -
Jacanas -
Typical Owl -
Finfoots &booby -
Flamingo -
Herons and Bitterns -
Treecreepers -
Nuthatch -
Barbets -
Treeswifts -
Swifts -
Crab-plovers, Coursers and Pratincoles -
Bulbuls -
Frogmouths -
Larks -
Storks -
Broadbills -
Thick-knees -
Painted-snipes -
Nightjars -
Barn-owls -
Large-billed Kingfishers -
Falcons -
Pittas -
Cranes -
Whistling-ducks -
Ducks, Geese & Swans -
Hoopoe
References:
description written by:Fatema-Tuz-Zohora,Department of Zoology, Jagannath University,Dhaka;information source: Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol-26, iucnredlist.org;Photo credit and copyright:Dr Md Shahanshah Bappy,Bangladesh;taxonomic checklist:P. M. Thompson and S. U. Chowdhury (2020). A checklist of birds of Bangladesh.Birds Bangladesh;bird song owner:Lars Edenius(www.xeno-canto.org/Lars Edenius), bird sound copyright reserved according to www.xeno-canto.org rules; more information, please contact us.
description written by:Fatema-Tuz-Zohora,Department of Zoology, Jagannath University,Dhaka;information source: Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol-26, iucnredlist.org;Photo credit and copyright:Dr Md Shahanshah Bappy,Bangladesh;taxonomic checklist:P. M. Thompson and S. U. Chowdhury (2020). A checklist of birds of Bangladesh.Birds Bangladesh;bird song owner:Lars Edenius(www.xeno-canto.org/Lars Edenius), bird sound copyright reserved according to www.xeno-canto.org rules; more information, please contact us.