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Large Group of Steller's Eiders -
Grote Groep Stellers Eiders
-
Polysticta stelleri

Image ID:
6326
Date: 
06/04/2009
Location: 
Batsfjord,
Northern Norway
Description: 

The larger ducks on the foreground are Common Eiders, Somateria mollisoma. The entire group consisted of about 1300 Eiders, of which 800 Stellers' Eiders, about 30 King Eiders and a few hundreds of Common Eiders.

Keywords: 
bird |
duck |
eider |
steller's eider |
polysticta stelleri |
vogel |
eend |
eidereend |
stellers eider |
stellers eidereend |
breeds on arctic pools |
small lakes |
rivers |
tundra bogs |
favouring moss-lichen polygonal tundra |
mostly on sea in winter |
along low-lying rocky coasts |
frequenting bays |
river mouths |
ports |
harbours |
usually in areas of very shallow water |
broedt aan arctische poelen |
kleine meren |
rivieren |
toendra vennen |
voorkeur voor toendra met mossen en korstmossen |
meestal op zee tijdens de winter |
langs laaggelegen rotskusten |
baaien |
riviermondingen |
havens |
vaak in ondiepe wateren |
IUCN Red List |
Vulnerable |
Rode Lijst |
kwetsbaar
Category: 
Birds |
Non-passerines |
Ducks, Geese, Swans and Screamers |
Places |
Europe |
Scandinavia |
Norway, Varanger Fjord |
Portfolio Varanger Fjord
Image type: 
Digital
Link to image:
http://bernardvanelegem.com/image/large-group-stellers-eiders-0

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