Steller's Eider
Polysticta stelleri(Pallas, PS, 1769)
English (US) Steller's Eider
The Steller's Eider (Polysticta stelleri) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Anatidae (Ducks, Swans, and Geese) in the order Anseriformes.
Range: breeds northwestern and northeastern Siberia from Yamal Peninsula to Chukotka, and Arctic Coastal Plain, northern Alaska; winters to Kamchatka Peninsula, Commander and Kuril islands (southeastern Russia), and Aleutian Islands; also Kola Peninsula, Barents and White seas (northwestern Russia), and Baltic SeaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Polysticta stelleri
- Order
- Anseriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Steller's Eider
- Described by
- (Pallas, PS, 1769)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Anas stelleri
- Described by
- (Pallas, PS, 1769)
- Type locality
- Kamchatka.
- Original description
- Spicilegia zoologica, quibus novae imprimis et obscurae animalium species iconibus, descriptionibus atque commentariis illustrantur 1 fasc.6 p.35 pl.5
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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