King eider
E1023501
The king eider is a large, brightly colored sea duck of Arctic coastal waters, known for the male’s striking multicolored head and its habit of wintering in dense flocks offshore.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| King eider canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird
ⓘ
sea duck ⓘ species ⓘ |
| averageMass | about 1.6–2.0 kg ⓘ |
| behavior |
forms dense flocks offshore in winter
ⓘ
migratory ⓘ |
| binomialName | Somateria spectabilis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyLength | about 50–70 cm ⓘ |
| breedingRange |
Arctic coasts of Asia
ⓘ
Arctic coasts of Europe ⓘ Arctic coasts of Greenland ⓘ Arctic coasts of North America ⓘ |
| class | Aves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clutchSize | 4–7 eggs ⓘ |
| commonName |
King eider
ⓘ
king eider duck ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| diet |
crustaceans
ⓘ
echinoderms ⓘ marine worms ⓘ mollusks ⓘ |
| distribution | circumpolar Arctic ⓘ |
| family | Anatidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| femalePlumage | mottled brown ⓘ |
| foragingMethod | dives for food ⓘ |
| genus | Somateria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
Arctic coastal waters
ⓘ
marine environment ⓘ tundra ponds ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion |
excellent diver
ⓘ
strong flier ⓘ |
| malePlumage |
brightly colored head
ⓘ
multicolored bill with orange frontal knob ⓘ |
| nestSite | ground near freshwater on tundra ⓘ |
| notableFeature | male has striking multicolored head ⓘ |
| order | Anseriformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | strong ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
climate change
ⓘ
hunting in parts of range ⓘ oil pollution ⓘ |
| wingspan | about 86–102 cm ⓘ |
| winteringRange |
Bering Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ North Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1758 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.