Smew
| Smew | |
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| Male (top) and female smew, Texel, Netherlands | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Anseriformes |
| Family: | Anatidae |
| Genus: | Mergellus |
| Species: | M. albellus
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| Binomial name | |
| Mergellus albellus | |
| Range of M. albellus Breeding Non-breeding Passage
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The smew (Mergellus albellus) is a species of duck and is the only living member of the genus Mergellus. The genus is closely related to Mergus and is sometimes included in it; genetic studies have shown that it is the sister taxon to Mergus and Lophodytes. The smew has hybridised with the common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula).