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Steller's Eider -
Stellers Eidereend, Stellers Eider
-
Polysticta stelleri

Image ID:
6324
Date: 
06/04/2009
Location: 
Batsfjord,
Northern Norway
Description: 

The larger ducks which are swimming (in the middle of the image) 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
Image type: 
Digital
Link to image:
http://bernardvanelegem.com/image/stellers-eider-0

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