Somateria mollissima (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common eider
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Family:  Anatidae ()
Max. size:  max.weight: 2,066.5 g
Environment:  others; marine; depth range 0 - 60 m
Distribution:  Northern Pacific, Northern Atlantic and the Arctic: Alaska and Canada to UK England, Greenland, Svalbard and Russia. Temperate to polar.
Diagnosis:  Culmen: 5.58 cm; tarsus: 5.35 cm; wing: 30.25 cm.
Biology:  Surface diving; head-dipping; coastal. Winters at sea in northern regions in the North Pacific and North Atlantic (Ref. 356).
IUCN Red List Status: Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 07 August 2018 (A4abcde) Ref. 123251)
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