EIDER DUCK

Somateria mollissima

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IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC)

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Behavior

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Curtis Rogers
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Common eiders are migratory, they live and travel in large flocks which often number from tens to thousands of individuals. Common eiders dive to collect various oceanic organisms, often plunging anywhere from 3 to 20 meters into the water. They also follow a leader in the flock while diving in order to expend less energy in the winter. (AKNHP, 1998; Guillemette, 1998; Guillemette, Himmelman, and Ydenberg, 1992; Nuttal, 1929)

Home Range

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Communication and Perception

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When courting a female in the spring, male common eiders use a series of loud, eerie calls to attract a female. These calls resemble a sort of slurred moaning "ow-ee-urr" sound.