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Spectacled Eider

Somateria fischeri

Near Threatened

Envergadura

49,2 cm

Peso

1443,75 g

Família

Anatidae

Ordem

Anseriformes

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Sobre

O êider-de-óculos é um pato marinho do Ártico notável pelas marcações faciais brancas em forma de óculos em ambos os sexos. Os machos têm plumagem principalmente branca com a traseira preta. Cria em pântanos de tundra no Alaska e na Sibéria. Durante o inverno, forma grandes concentrações em buracos no gelo marinho de Bering. O seu habitat de inverno foi descoberto apenas nos anos 1990. É classificado como ameaçado devido a declínios populacionais não explicados.

Physical Description

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

Identificação

Plumagem

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

🌿 Wetland 🏖️ Coastal

Distribuição 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 conservação

Near Threatened

IUCN Red List

Comportamento e reprodução

Nidificação

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

Tamanho da postura

1-9

Som

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.

Taxonomia

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Ordem	Anseriformes (Waterfowl)
Família	Anatidae (Ducks, Geese & Swans)
Genus	Somateria
Espécies	Somateria fischeri

Distribution

Spectacled Eider has been recorded in 2 countries.

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Presente Not recorded

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🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden

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Perguntas frequentes

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.