''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
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Russia
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References
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Bird genera
Bird genera with one living species
Taxa named by Prideaux John Selby
Anatinae