Common Eider (Somateria mollissima)
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About Common Eider (Somateria mollissima)
- Kingdom: Animals
- Phylum: Chordates
- Class: Birds
- Order: Anseriformes
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
The common eider, also called St. Cuthbert's duck or Cuddy's duck, is a large sea-duck that is distributed over the northern coasts of Europe, North America and eastern Siberia. It breeds in Arctic and some northern temperate regions, but winters somewhat farther south in temperate zones, when it can form large flocks on coastal waters. It can fly at speeds up to 113 km/h (70 mph).
Source: Wikipedia
Visits
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2014-07-17
Nome--Safety Sound, United States of America -
2015-03-17
Gressholmen, Norway -
2016-07-11
St. Shott's, Canada -
2019-09-28
Isle of May, England -
2019-10-02
Orkney Islands, England -
2019-10-03
Orkney Islands, England -
2021-07-08
Reykjavik, Iceland -
2021-07-09
Snaefellsnes Peninsula, Iceland -
2021-07-10
Snaefellsnes Peninsula, Iceland -
2021-07-10
Myvatn Area, Iceland -
2021-07-11
Myvatn Area, Iceland -
2021-07-14
Southern Iceland, Iceland -
2021-07-15
Southern Iceland, Iceland -
2021-07-15
Westmann Islands, Iceland -
2021-07-16
Westmann Islands, Iceland -
2021-07-17
Westmann Islands, Iceland -
2025-03-14
Portland Islands, United States of America -
2025-03-14
Portland, United States of America -
2025-03-16
Ogunquit, United States of America
