Possible confusions
Voir eider à duvet
Species sheet
Eider à tête grise
Somateria spectabilis (Linnaeus, 1758)
AnimalsVertebratesBirds
Le mâle est facile à reconnaitre en plumage nuptial. Pour les femelles et les mâles en eclipse (plumage d'hiver), le bec est plus court et la femelle d'eider à tête grise est plus rousse.
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Freshwater - EuropeNorth-East AtlanticNorth-West AtlanticChannel & North
Observation type
Boat observationForeshore / Shoreline
Other common names
—Other invalid scientific names
—Links to our partners' sheets
Sources
- Oiseaux.net Somateria spectabilis
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 20/04/2024 : Somateria spectabilis (Linnaeus, 1758), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/5478
Modification history
- Created by Gilbert Billard on 19/04/2024
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