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Common Eider
Somateria mollissima   (Linnaeus, 1758)
 

Distribution: Seacoasts of nw Palearctic region and Arctic N America  (Map)

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References:
James F. Clements. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 6th Edition, Cornell University Press (June 7, 2007)



Taxonomy
Red list  - Least Concern   [INFO]
Kingdom Animalia
Animals
Phylum Chordata
Chordates
Class Aves
Birds
Order Anseriformes
Waterfowl and Screamers
Family Anatidae
Ducks, Geese and Swans
Genus Somateria
(Leach, 1819)
Species mollissima
Common Eider
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Subspecies/hybrids/varieties
Subspecies
mollissima
Coast of NW Eurasia. Winters to coastal S France.
faeroeensis
Faeroe Islands
v-nigra
Arctic coasts of ne Siberia to Alaska and s British Columbia
borealis
Arctic coast of e Canada and Greenland; winters to Long Island
sedentaria
Coasts and islands of Hudson Bay to James Bay
dresseri
Coastal Labrador to Maine; winters to Long Island

Taxon names
  Swedish Ejder
  Catalan Čider
  German Eiderente
  Danish Ederfugl
  Estonian Hahk
  Faroese Æđa
  Finnish Haahka
  French Eider ā duvet
  Greenlandic syn. Aavooq
  Greenlandic Miteq (siorartooq)
  Hungarian Pehelyréce
  Italian Edredone
  Latvian Lielā pūkpīle
  Dutch Eider
  Norwegian Ærfugl
  Polish Edredon
  Sámi Hávda
  Turkish Pufla
  Welsh Hwyaden Fwythblu


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