King eider Somateria spectabilis
Identification Tips:
Length: 16 inches Wingspan: 37 inches
Large diving duck
Bill feathered partly along side and down forehead
Steep forehead ...
King Eider
Range:
Arctic coasts of northeastern Europe, North America, Asia
Habitat:
Tundra ponds, lakes, seacoasts, open ocean
Conservation Status:
Common
Scientific Name:
Somateria spectabilis ...
King Eider: Large, regal diving duck with black body and white breast and back. Crown and nape are pale blue; distinct bill is orange-red, sweeping upward into a large, orange basal knob outlined in black.
King Eider Behaviour
No observations regarding King Eider behavior have been submitted to the database yet.
Interesting Facts about King Eiders ...
The King Eider is from the order Anseriformes. Anseriformes are birds, with over 150 species belonging to this order. The majority of these are waterfowl such as ducks, geese, screamers and swans.
King Eider
Somateria spectabilis (Linnaeus)
Status Rare in winter, very rare in summer. Its occurrence was first noted by Jones (1868), who recorded a specimen taken in March 1863. Later nineteenth-century accounts added a few more specimens.
KING EIDER - 1 female seen from town beach at north end of Plaice Cove
HARLEQUIN DUCK - 2, male and female in Rye Harbor
Barrow's Goldeneye - 1 male from Great Boar's Head, 1 female from Seal Rocks ...
King Eider Somateria spectabilis. Accidental. Hypothetical.
Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus. Accidental.
Similar Species: King Eider, Spectacled Eider
Conservation Status: Abundant in it's normal range.
Further Information: 1) USGS Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter, Common Eider ...
King Eider Somateria spectabilis: Bass Rocks, Gloucester, MA, 29 Jan
Common Eider Somateria mollissima: Point Lookout, Nassau County, NY, 17 Jan
Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus: Point Lookout, Nassau County, NY, 17 Jan ...
THE KING DUCK.
[King Eider.]
FULIGULA SPECTABILIS, Linn.
[Somateria spectabilis.] ...
The black underparts and white back distinguish the male from other ducks. The white head has a black crown and greenish nape. The female is brown with sides that are closely barred in black. The female King Eider is quite similar, ...
 See also: Eider, Common Eider, Scoter, Harlequin Duck, Duck
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