Common eider: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the common eider lives – recorded in 29 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Somateria mollissima
Group	Ducks, geese & swans
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	29 countries
Continents	Europe, North America
Mass	2.22 kg (male organism, adult weight); 1.92 kg (female organism, adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Anseriformes
Family	Anatidae

Where does the common eider live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the common eider in 29 countries and territories across Europe and North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a common eider?

Wikidata records the following for the common eider: mass 2.22 kg (male organism, adult weight); 1.92 kg (female organism, adult weight).

Is the common eider endangered?

The common eider’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the common eider?

The common eider (Somateria mollissima) is a bird in the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae, genus Somateria. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the common eider

The common eider (pronounced ) (Somateria mollissima), also called St. Cuthbert's duck or Cuddy's duck, 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).

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Common eider (revision 1380224410), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q26696 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).