King Eider
Somateria spectabilis(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) King Eider
The King Eider (Somateria spectabilis) 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 coastal northern and central Greenland, Svalbard (north of Norway), Russia from east of the White Sea to Chukotka (northeastern Russia); Arctic Coastal Plain of Alaska, northern slope of Canada and associated arctic islands; winters to Kamchatka (southeastern Russia) and Aleutian Islands, Newfoundland (southeastern Canada), southern Greenland, Iceland, and northern NorwayRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Somateria spectabilis
- Order
- Anseriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- King Eider
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Anas spectabilis
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- Canada, Sweden.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.123
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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