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Spectacled Eider

Somateria fischeri

Near Threatened

Envergadura

49,2 cm

Peso

1443,75 g

Familia

Anatidae

Orden

Anseriformes

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El eider del espectáculo es un gran eider ártico con el macho de cabeza verdosa y un espectacular parche ocular blanco con contorno negro que recuerda a unas gafas. Cría en la tundra del norte de Alaska y Siberia, y pasa la mayor parte del invierno en el mar de Bering. Está clasificado como amenazado, con declives de población en Alaska.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Envergadura	49,2 cm	19.4 in
Peso	1443,75 g	50.93 oz

Identificación

Plumaje

Male has white back and black breast with pale sage-green head framed by large white goggle-like spectacles edged black. Female mottled tawny-brown with faint spectacle outline.

Habitat & Range

🏖️ Costero 🌿 Humedal

Distribución geográfica

Breeds on coastal tundra of western and northern Alaska. Winters along the Bering Sea coast from Alaska to Kamchatka. Largely sedentary.

Diet & Feeding

Dives for bivalves, crustaceans, and aquatic insects in shallow Arctic coastal and freshwater habitats. Insects predominate in summer.

Estado de conservación

Near Threatened

IUCN Red List

Comportamiento y reproducción

Nidificación

Nest type: CP. Incubation: 23-24 days. Fledging: 50-53 days.

Tamaño de la puesta

1-9

Sonido

Canto

Male gives a low, melodious aah-ooo cooing; female produces a guttural, grunting call. The male's ghostly, organ-like cooing call carries across Arctic tundra ponds in the breeding season.

Taxonomía

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Orden	Anseriformes (Aves Acuáticas)
Familia	Anatidae (Patos, Gansos y Cisnes)
Genus	Somateria
Especies	Somateria fischeri

Distribution

Spectacled Eider has been recorded in 2 countries.

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Presente Not recorded

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🇳🇴 Noruega 🇸🇪 Suecia

External Databases

Preguntas frecuentes

What does the Spectacled Eider eat?

Dives for bivalves, crustaceans, and aquatic insects in shallow Arctic coastal and freshwater habitats. Insects predominate in summer.

Where does the Spectacled Eider live?

Breeds on coastal tundra of western and northern Alaska. Winters along the Bering Sea coast from Alaska to Kamchatka. Largely sedentary.

Is the Spectacled Eider endangered?

The Spectacled Eider has a conservation status of Near Threatened.

How does the Spectacled Eider nest?

Nest type: CP. Incubation: 23-24 days. Fledging: 50-53 days.

What does the Spectacled Eider sound like?

Male gives a low, melodious aah-ooo cooing; female produces a guttural, grunting call. The male's ghostly, organ-like cooing call carries across Arctic tundra ponds in the breeding season.

How big is the Spectacled Eider?

The Spectacled Eider has a wingspan of 49.2 cm, weight of 1443.75 g.

What order and family does the Spectacled Eider belong to?

The Spectacled Eider (Somateria fischeri) belongs to the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae.