King Eider (Somateria spectabilis)
About the King Eider
The king eider (pronounced) (Somateria spectabilis) is a large sea duck that breeds along Northern Hemisphere Arctic coasts of northeast Europe, North America and Asia. The birds spend most of the year in coastal marine ecosystems at high latitudes, and migrate to Arctic tundra to breed in June and July. They lay four to seven eggs in a scrape on the ground lined with grass and down.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 19 recordings for this species: 9 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Norway, United Kingdom, United States in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimarecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.