Common Eider

(Found mainly along the coasts of Canada and the eastern US)


This species in Europe has a whitish tip on the bill
Common Eider Somateria mollissima	Female Firth of Forth South Queensferry, Scotland 19 July 2012	by Kendall Brown ©Kendall W. Brown

This species in Europe has a whitish tip on the bill
Common Eider Somateria mollissima	Females Firth of Forth South Queensferry, Scotland 19 July 2012	by Kendall Brown ©Kendall W. Brown

Common Eider Somateria mollissima	Male Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge Alaska 18 Apr 2008	by David Menke/USFWS ©Public Domain

Common Eider Somateria mollissima	Female Alaska 18 Apr 2008	by Tim Bowman /USFWS ©Public Domain

Common Eider Somateria mollissima	Female Nantucket National Wildlife Refuge Massachusetts 27 July 2011	by Amanda Boyd/USFWS ©Public Domain