spectacled eider

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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.

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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

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spectacled eider commonName spectacled eider self-link
Bering Sea inhabitedBy spectacled eider