Somateria fischeri

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Somateria fischeri is a large, sea-duck species known as the spectacled eider, distinguished by its striking facial markings and breeding in Arctic coastal regions of Alaska and Siberia.

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Somateria fischeri canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anatidae
Somateria
bird species
sea duck
authority Brandt, 1847
binomialName Somateria fischeri
bodySize large sea duck
breedingHabitat Arctic coastal tundra
wet coastal meadows
breedingRange Siberia
coastal Alaska
class Aves
clutchSize 3–6 eggs
commonName spectacled eider
conservationAction protected under U.S. Migratory Bird Treaty Act
subject of monitoring in Alaska and Russia
diet benthic invertebrates
crustaceans
marine worms
mollusks
distribution Arctic Alaska
linked to: northern Alaska

Bering Sea
Chukchi Sea
Russian Far East
eggColor pale olive
family Anatidae
femalePlumage mottled brown
subtle facial markings
foragingBehavior dives to sea floor
foragingHabitat shallow marine waters
genus Somateria
IUCNRedListCategorySystem IUCN 3.1
IUCNStatus Near Threatened
kingdom Animalia
malePlumage distinct white spectacle-like eye patches
green nape
pale yellow to orange bill
white back and breast with black body
migratoryBehavior long-distance migrant
nestMaterial down feathers
plant material
nestSite ground
nonBreedingRange Bering Sea
Sea of Okhotsk
St. Lawrence Island polynyas
order Anseriformes
phylum Chordata
sexualDimorphism present
taxonRank species
threat bycatch in fishing gear
climate change
habitat loss
oil development

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

spectacled eider binomialName Somateria fischeri
spectacled eider scientificName Somateria fischeri
Somateria fischeri binomialName Somateria fischeri