spectacled eider
E71915
The spectacled eider is a sea duck of Arctic coastal regions, recognizable by its distinctive “spectacled” eye markings and reliance on remote marine habitats for breeding and wintering.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anatidae
ⓘ
bird species ⓘ sea duck ⓘ |
| binomialName | Somateria fischeri ⓘ |
| breedingBehavior | nests on coastal tundra near ponds and lakes ⓘ |
| breedingHabitat | Arctic tundra wetlands ⓘ |
| breedingRange |
coastal Alaska
ⓘ
Eastern Siberia ⓘ
surface form:
northern Siberia
|
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | 3–9 eggs ⓘ |
| commonName | spectacled eider self-link ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Near Threatened ⓘ |
| describedBy | Johann Fischer von Waldheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet |
benthic invertebrates
ⓘ
crustaceans ⓘ insects ⓘ mollusks ⓘ |
| family | Anatidae ⓘ |
| genus | Somateria ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Alaska
ⓘ
Bering Sea ⓘ Russia Far East ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Far East
Sea of Okhotsk ⓘ Siberia ⓘ |
| habitat |
Arctic coastal regions
ⓘ
marine environment ⓘ sea ice zone ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| migratory | true ⓘ |
| nestType | ground nest ⓘ |
| notableFeature | spectacle-like white eye patches in males ⓘ |
| order | Anseriformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumage | sexually dimorphic ⓘ |
| rangeState |
Russia
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| reliesOn | remote marine habitats for breeding and wintering ⓘ |
| scientificName | Somateria fischeri ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | true ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | forms large flocks in winter ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threats |
bycatch in fishing gear
ⓘ
climate change ⓘ habitat degradation ⓘ oil pollution ⓘ |
| usesSeaIce | true ⓘ |
| winterAggregation | dense flocks in pack ice leads of the Bering Sea ⓘ |
| winteringHabitat | remote offshore marine waters ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.