Common Eider
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Scientific:
Somateria mollissima
Order:
Anseriformes
Family:
Anatidae
Genus:
Somateria
Danish : Ederfugl
Greenlandic : Miteq siorartooq
Length: 19.7-27.9 in (50-71 cm)
Weight: 41.6-107.2 oz (1180-3040 g)
Fun Fact: Common Eider broods assembles to form a “crèche,” a creche can vary from a couple to over 150 ducklings.
Background: Common eiders are the largest duck found in the northern hemisphere. Common Eiders wintering in West Greenland were estimated in 1999 to number around 500,000 birds, but the number has likely risen since then. Common Eiders are widely distributed all across West Greenland, with the largest concentrations in North West Greenland. The Common Eider is also distributed as a breeding bird in Northeast and Southeast Greenland.
Mats Rellmar, XC373764. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/373764.
References :
Aviabase: The World Bird Database (2018). Somateria mollissima. Found at https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?avibaseid=B77377EEB852D0AF
Merkel, F. Rasmussen, L. Somateria mollissima.Greenlands Institute of Natural Resources. 2016.
Goudie, R. Ian, Gregory J. Robertson and Reed, A. 2000. Common Eider (Somateria mollissima), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (P. G. Rodewald, editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York, USA.
Sibley, David Allen. 2014. The Sibley guide to birds, second edition. Alfred A Knopf, New York.