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Spectacled Eider

Somateria fischeri

Near Threatened

กว้างปีก

49.2 cm

น้ำหนัก

1443.75 g

วงศ์ตระกูล

Anatidae

อันดับ

Anseriformes

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เกี่ยวกับเรา

A medium-large sea duck of the family Anatidae, weighing ~1.4 kg with distinctive pale green goggles in males. Breeds on Arctic tundra of Alaska and Russia; winters in pack ice of the Bering Sea. Dives for benthic invertebrates and mollusks. Near Threatened due to population declines linked to lead poisoning and habitat change.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
กว้างปีก	49.2 cm	19.4 in
น้ำหนัก	1443.75 g	50.93 oz

การยืนยันชนิดพันธุ์

ขนนก

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

อาณาเขตทางภูมิศาสตร์

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.

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Near Threatened

IUCN Red List

พฤติกรรมและการผสมพันธุ์

การทำรัง

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

จำนวนไข่

1-9

เสียง

เสียงร้อง

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.

อนุกรมวิทยา

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
อันดับ	Anseriformes (Waterfowl)
วงศ์ตระกูล	Anatidae (Ducks, Geese & Swans)
Genus	Somateria
ชนิดพันธุ์	Somateria fischeri

Distribution

Spectacled Eider has been recorded in 2 countries.

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พบ Not recorded

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🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden

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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.