King Eider
Somateria spectabilis
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El eider real es un gran pato marítimo ártico en el que el macho tiene un plumaje de cría espectacular con la cabeza de múltiples colores: azul-grisáceo, rosa y verde, con un prominente escudo frontal naranja. Cría en la tundra ártica y pasa el invierno en costas marinas, a menudo en aguas heladas. Forma grandes bandadas en el invierno que pueden contar con decenas de miles de individuos.
Physical Description
| Measurement | Value | Imperial |
|---|---|---|
| Envergadura | 53,3 cm | 21.0 in |
| Peso | 1507,5 g | 53.18 oz |
Identificación
Plumaje
Male has bluish-grey crown, pale greenish cheeks, vivid orange-red frontal shield, black back and wings, and white breast patch. Female is warm rufous-brown with dark crescentic barring throughout.
Habitat & Range
Distribución geográfica
Circumpolar High Arctic breeder in North America, Greenland, Svalbard, and Russia. Winters at sea in the North Atlantic and Bering Sea.
Diet & Feeding
Dives for sea urchins, molluscs, and crustaceans in Arctic coastal waters. Shifts to freshwater invertebrates on breeding grounds.
Estado de conservación
Comportamiento y reproducción
Nidificación
Nest type: CP,SC. Incubation: 22-24 days. Fledging: 50-60 days.
Tamaño de la puesta
1-16
Sonido
Canto
Male produces a melodious, ascending ooo-wuh cooing; female gives a guttural grunt. The male's haunting, dove-like call is one of the most atmospheric sounds of the High Arctic in spring.
Taxonomía
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Orden | Anseriformes (Aves Acuáticas) |
| Familia | Anatidae (Patos, Gansos y Cisnes) |
| Genus | Somateria |
| Especies | Somateria spectabilis |
Distribution
King Eider has been recorded in 5 countries.
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Similar Birds
Other species in the Anatidae family