Common Eider

Somateria mollissima - Eider à duvet

Systematics

Order
:
Anseriformes
Family
:
Anatidés
Genus
:
Somateria
Species
:
mollissima

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics

Size
: 71 cm
Wingspan
: 80 à 108 cm.
Weight
: 1200 à 2800 g

Longevity

18 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) is a species of bird in the Anatidae family.

Subspecific information 6 subspecies

Somateria mollissima mollissima (nw Eurasia)
Somateria mollissima v-nigrum (ne Asia, Alaska)
Somateria mollissima borealis (ne Canada, Greenland, Iceland)
Somateria mollissima sedentaria (Hudson Bay, James Bay. Canada.)
Somateria mollissima dresseri (se Canada, ne USA)
Somateria mollissima faeroeensis (Faeroe Is.)

Foreign names

Eider à duvet,
Éider común,
eider-comum,
Eiderente,
pehelyréce,
Eider,
Edredone,
ejder,
ærfugl,
kajka morská,
kajka mořská,
Ederfugl,
haahka,
èider comú,
Æðarfugl,
edredon (zwyczajny),
parastā pūkpīle,
gaga,
Гага,
ホンケワタガモ,
欧绒鸭,
歐絨鴨,

Voice song and call

play
pause

Habitat

Marine Neritic : Pelagic, Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged) ; Marine Intertidal : Rocky Shoreline, Tidepools ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Sea Cliffs and Rocky Offshore Islands, Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes, Coastal Freshwater Lakes