#0607 · 🐦 birds

Common Eider

🇳🇱 Eider ·Somateria mollissima

NTnear threatened 🐦 Birds 📍 in the Netherlands

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what is it?

dər/) ( Somateria mollissima ) is a large (50–71 cm (20–28 in) in body length) sea-duck that is distributed over the northern coasts of Europe, North America and eastern Siberia. It breeds in Arctic and some northern temperate regions, but winters somewhat farther south in temperate zones, when it can form large flocks on coastal waters. It can fly at speeds up to 113 km/h (70 mph).

base stats

NL sightings 759iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 40,503iNaturalist observations
weight 2.2 kgadult, up to
threat NTnear threatened

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).