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Barbosa, M. O. 2018. Novos registros de ninhos do pato-mergulhao Mergus octosetaceus na regiao do Jalapao, Tocantins, Brasil. Cotinga 40: 104-108.
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Lins, L.V., Andrade, R.D., Neto, A.L., Hearn, R.D., Hughes, B., Dugger, B.D., Scoss, L.M., Ribeiro, F., Lamas, I.R. and Rigueira, S.E. 2013. Capture and marking the Brazilian Merganser in the Serra da Canastra region of Minas Gerais, Brazil. TWSG News - Bulletin of the Wetlands International – IUCN SSC Threatened Waterfowl Specialist Group 16: 17-19.
Maia, T. A., Vilaça, S. T., Silva, L. R. D., Santos, F. R. and Dantas, G. P. D. M. 2017. DNA sampling from eggshells and microsatellite genotyping in rare tropical birds: Case study on Brazilian Merganser. Genetics and molecular biology 40(4).
Neto, M. N., Pereira, F. D., Wuo, A. L. and Neto, C. Z. 2018. Third record of the Critically Endangered Brazilian Merganser Mergus octosetaceus in São Paulo state, south-east Brazil, after almost two centuries. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 138(2): 131-134.
Pacheco, J. F.; Fonseca, P. S. M. Da. 1999. Evidência de ocorrência histórica do Pato-mergulhao Mergus octosataceus no Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Atualidades Ornitológicas 88: 10.
Pineschi, R. B.; Yamashita, C. 1999. Occurence, census and conservation of the Brazilian Merganser (Mergus octacetaceus) inside Brazil with notes about his feeding behavior and habitat preferences.
Ribeiro, F., Lins, L. V. and Rodrigues, F. H. G. 2018. Reproductive Ecology of the Brazilian Merganser (Mergus octosetaceus) in Serra da Canastra National Park and Adjacent Areas, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Waterbirds 41(3): 238-247.
Ribeiro, F.; Lins, L. V.; Gomes, V. M.; Reis, E. S. 2011. Dispersão e maturidade sexual de Mergus octosetaceus Vieillot 1817 na região da Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais, Brasil. Revista Brasileira de Ornitologia 19(3): 391-397.
WWT. 2008. Blog from Brazil: Rich Hearn blog - update from Brazil [Braziliian Mergansers]. Available at: http://www.wwt.org.uk/blog/809/brazilian_merganser_expedition_blog.html.
IUCN SSC Duck Specialist Group
IUCN SSC Threatened Waterfowl Specialist Group
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BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Brazilian Merganser Mergus octosetaceus. Downloaded from
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Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
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