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Eider

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Kingdom
  
Order
  
Subfamily
  
Merginae

Higher classification
  
Anatinae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Scientific name
  
Somateria

Rank
  
Genus

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Lower classifications
  
Common eider, King eider, Spectacled eider

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Eiders (/ˈ.dər/) are large seaducks in the genus Somateria. The scientific name is derived from Ancient Greek somatos "body" and erion "wool", referring to eiderdown.

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Eider Somateria fischeri

The three extant species all breed in the cooler latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere.

The down feathers of eider ducks, and some other ducks and geese, are used to fill pillows and quilts—they have given the name to the type of quilt known as an eiderdown.

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Steller's eider (Polysticta stelleri) is in a different genus despite its name.

The call of the duck has been likened to sound of "surprised pantomime dames, or even the comedian Frankie Howerd".

Eider Somateria spectabilis Linnaeus 1758 Checklist View

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Species

  • Common eider (Somateria mollissima)
  • King eider (Somateria spectabilis)
  • Spectacled eider (Somateria fischeri)

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    Two undescribed species are known from fossils, one from Middle Oligocene rocks in Kazakhstan and another from the Late Miocene or Early Pliocene of Lee Creek Mine, United States. The former may not actually belong in this genus.

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    References

    Eider Wikipedia


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