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 NT    Spectacled Eider* Id (Atlas):
    Somateria fischeri Vagrant

Description (10)
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Other Names (World)
Spectacled Eider, Fischer's Eider

Family
Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans)

Size
53 - 56 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Brandt, 1847)

Habitat
Breeds on small lakes, pools, bogs and streams of the tundra.

Range (Guide)
Russia (Asian) (B), USA (B).

Vagrant to Norway, Russia (Central Asian).

Coasts of northern Siberia from Lena Delta east to northern Alaska.
 
Population
Estimated population is 330,000 - 390,000 (2010).

Status NT
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Molluscs, crustaceans. More varied in summer including insects, arachnids, berries and seeds.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (5)...)

 
Spectacled Eider (Somateria fischeri) [XC406392]
     by Frank Lambert from Barrow, North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States (wingbeats)

 
Spectacled Eider (Somateria fischeri) [XC276963]
     by id from Gaswell Road, Barrow, North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States (call)

Subspecies
Sometimes placed in monospecific genus Lampronetta.

No subspecies.


References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Spectacled Eider (Somateria fischeri) - 10 files


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