The common eider (pronounced /ˈaɪ.dər/) (Somateria mollissima), also called St. Cuthbert's duck or Cuddy's duck, is a large (50–71 cm (20–28 in) in body...

The eiders (/ˈaɪ.dər/) are large seaducks in the genus Somateria. The three extant species all breed in the cooler latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere...

to the other members of its genus, and is known to hybridise with the common eider. Despite its very large range, it is monotypic. The genus name Somateria...

are cared for as a group by multiple females. Many species such as common eiders, lions, and penguins form crèches and exhibit group behaviours. Crèches...

of Alaska and northeastern Siberia. The spectacled eider is slightly smaller than the common eider at 52–57 cm (20.5–22.5 in) in length. The male is unmistakable...

conversation Canvasback Family XXXIX. Anatinae. Ducks. Family The Eider Duck. [common Eider.] Genus Fuligula mollissima, Linn. [Somateria mollissima.] Clark...

Look up eider or Eider in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Eider are large seaducks in the genus Somateria, including: Common eider (Somateria mollissima)...

Kandalaksha Nature Reserve, established to protect the population of common eider, is located in the Kandalaksha Gulf. The peninsula is also the site of...

65 lb) but take exclusively the small young of larger birds such as common eider (Somateria mollissima) and cormorants. They will also catch flying passerines...

The down feathers of the eider duck Eiderdown (bedding), a duvet or comforter (a kind of quilt), traditionally containing eider duck down This disambiguation...

chiffchaff Common chlorospingus Common crane Common cuckoo Common diving petrel Common eider Common emerald dove Common firecrest Common flameback Common gallinule...

wildfowl including Eurasian oystercatcher, common redshank, red knot, mute swan, Eurasian wigeon and common eider. Large flocks of pink-footed goose and greylag...

frequently force the eider to dive repeatedly until it is exhausted and can be captured. When sitting on the nest, the female common eider will try to escape...

Volz, Conrad (2008). "Assessment of metals in down feathers of female common eiders and their eggs from the Aleutians: arsenic, cadmium, chromium, lead...

the world after the common eider, with male musk ducks actually being slightly heavier than male common eiders, but female eiders being rather larger...

expensive down of certain wild waterfowl species such as the Muscovy duck or Common eider can have higher fill powers than goose down. Higher fill powers are associated...

subspecies of cackling goose nests on the islands in significant numbers, and common eider and emperor goose winter in the area. Black oystercatchers are also found...

razorbill, shag and kittiwake nesting, and in recent years small numbers of common eider and black guillemot. The Atlantic puffins from which the island gets...

include great northern diver, barnacle goose, pink-footed goose, common eider, king eider, gyrfalcon, snowy owl, sanderling, ptarmigan and raven. List of...

as the European herring gull (Larus argentatus), common starling (Sturnus vulgaris), and common eider (Somateria mollissima). Researchers noted, "Because...

around 50 breeding bird species including the common shag, glaucous gull, white-tailed eagle, common eider, black guillemot and grey phalarope. The area...

steep mountainsides. Greenland's ducks and geese include common eider, long-tailed duck, king eider, white-fronted goose, pink-footed goose and barnacle goose...

scaup, Aythya marila Lesser scaup, Aythya affinis King eider, Somateria spectabilis Common eider, Somateria mollissima Harlequin duck, Histrionicus histrionicus...

breeding colony of breeding common eider in Britain and while they are still a protected feature of the reserve the eider colony suffered dramatic losses...

These include fulmar, black-legged kittiwake, common gull, razorbill and shag. Additionally common eider can be seen in and around the harbour and coves...

Steller's eider (Polysticta stelleri) Somateria Leach, 1819 Spectacled eider (Somateria fischeri) Common eider (Somateria mollissima) King eider (Somateria...

internationally important wildlife habitat. In summer eider duck, cormorant, shag, fulmar, kittiwake, Arctic tern, common tern, Sandwich tern, guillemot, razorbill...

The island is now an RSPB reserve, and is home to breeding pairs of common eider, Sandwich terns and various gulls. It used to be a nesting site for the...

in the past. A special feature was the year-round occurrence of the common eider, a sea duck, from September 2001 to December 2006. In July 2006, the...

affinis LC Steller's eider, Polysticta stelleri VU Spectacled eider, Somateria fischeri NT King eider, Somateria spectabilis LC Common eider, Somateria mollissima...