Spectacled Eider
Somateria fischeri(Brandt, JF, 1847)
English (US) Spectacled Eider
The Spectacled Eider (Somateria fischeri) 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 north-central and northeastern Siberia from Lena Delta to Chukotka, and western and northern Alaska in Yukon Delta and Arctic Coastal Plain; winters polynyas (ice-free seas) between St. Lawrence and St. Matthew islands (northern Bering Sea)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Somateria fischeri
- Order
- Anseriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Spectacled Eider
- Described by
- (Brandt, JF, 1847)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Fuligula (Lampronetta) Fischeri
- Described by
- (Brandt, JF, 1847)
- Type locality
- St. Michael, Alaska.
- Original description
- Fuligulam (Lampronettam) Fischeri novam avium rossicarum speciem praemissis observationibus ad Fuligularum generis sectionum et subgenerum quorundam characteres et affinitates spectantibus descripsit p.18 pl.1
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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