Common Eider
Common Eider (<em>Somateria mollissima</em>) is a species of Ducks, Geese, Swans (<em>Anatidae</em>) in the order Waterfowl (Ducks, Geese and Swans).
Overview
Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) is a species of Ducks, Geese, Swans (Anatidae) in the order Waterfowl (Ducks, Geese and Swans).
Scientific Classification
Genus: Somateria; binomial: Somateria mollissima; authority: (Linnaeus, 1758).
Distribution
Breeding range: the Nearctic and the Palearctic. Non-breeding range: to France, Kamchatka (se Russia), Aleutian Is., Long I. (New York).
Conservation Status
This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.
Remarks
Some Common Eider subspecies, including Pacific Eider S. m. v-nigrum, may deserve species status (Livezey 1995; Garner & Millington 2010).
