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Introduction
What the Common Eider Looks Like
The Common Eider has overall_color color of black and white and brown.
The Common Eider has above_color color of black and white and brown.
The Common Eider has head color of black and brown.
The Common Eider has face color of black and white and brown.
The Common Eider has below_color color of black and brown and white.
The Common Eider has back color of white and brown.
The Common Eider has bill color of black and yellow.
The Common Eider has wing color of white and brown.
The Common Eider has belly color of black and brown.
The Common Eider has tail color of black and brown.
The Common Eider has chest color of white and brown.
The Common Eider has neck color of white and brown.
Weight, Length, and Wingspan of the Common Eider
The length of the Common Eider is from 19.7 inches to 28.0 inches (50.0 cm to 71.1 cm).
The weight of the Common Eider is from 45.9 ounces to 92.1 ounces (1301.2 grams to 2611.0 grams).
The wingspan of the Common Eider is from 37.4 inches to 38.6 inches (95.0 cm to 98.0 cm).
Pictures of the Common Eider
Common Eider, Common Eiders by Fyn Kynd, from flickr, licensed under CC
Common Eider, Eider hen – Common eider, Somateria mollissima, Ejder by blondinrikard, from flickr, licensed under CC
Common Eider, Common eider, Somateria mollissima, Ejder by blondinrikard, from flickr, licensed under CC
Common Eider, Common Eider by Mike`s Birds, from flickr, licensed under CC
Common Eider, Common eider, Somateria mollissima, Ejder by blondinrikard, from flickr, licensed under CC
Common Eider, Common Eider by Me in ME (I will be dark for awhile.), from flickr, licensed under CC
Common Eider, Common eider, Somateria mollissima, Ejder by blondinrikard, from flickr, licensed under CC
Common Eider, Common eider hen by blondinrikard, from flickr, licensed under CC
Common Eider, Common eider, Somateria mollissima, Ejder by blondinrikard, from flickr, licensed under CC
Common Eider, Common eider, Somateria mollissima, Ejder by blondinrikard, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Common Eider, Avian Troika by Me in ME (I will be dark for awhile.), from flickr, licensed under CC
male Common Eider, Common Eider [3/100] by timsackton, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Common Eider, Common Eider with crab by Fyn Kynd, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Common Eider, Male Common Eider by USFWSAlaska, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Common Eider, Common Eider males by USFWSAlaska, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Common Eider, Male Common Eider by jkirkhart35, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Common Eider, Common eider males by USFWSAlaska, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Common Eider, Common Eider males swimming by USFWSAlaska, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Common Eider, Common eider male by USFWSAlaska, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Common Eider, Male common eiders by USFWSAlaska, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Common Eider, Common eider (male) by Marie Hale, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Common Eider, Common Eider (female) by don r faulkner, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Common Eider, Female Common Eider by U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service – Northeast Region, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Common Eider, Eider hen – Common eider, Somateria mollissima, Ejder by blondinrikard, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Common Eider, Ejder, Somateria mollissima, Common eider, female by blondinrikard, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Common Eider, Female Common Eider by USFWSAlaska, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Common Eider, Eider Duck by D-Stanley, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Common Eider, Common eider duck (female) by Marie Hale, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Common Eider, Common eider, Somateria mollissima, Ejder, female by blondinrikard, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Common Eider, Common Eider Female by USFWSAlaska, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Common Eider, Common Eider Female by USFWSAlaska, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Common Eider, Common eider- Ejder by nahid-v, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Common Eider, Eider by nahid-v, from flickr, licensed under CC
flock Common Eider, Non-breeding Common Eider Flock by USFWSAlaska, from flickr, licensed under CC
flock Common Eider, common eider flock montauk dock by russimages, from flickr, licensed under CC
flock Common Eider, Common eider flock by USFWSAlaska, from flickr, licensed under CC
flock Common Eider, Common Eider Ducks by Me in ME (I will be dark for awhile.), from flickr, licensed under CC
flock Common Eider, Common Eider Ducks by Me in ME (I will be dark for awhile.), from flickr, licensed under CC
flock Common Eider, Common Eider Flock by danielle.brigida, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Common Eider, Common eider pair by USFWSAlaska, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Common Eider, Common eider pair by USFWSAlaska, from flickr, licensed under CC
Feeding Behavior of the Common Eider
mostly forages underwater; additionally, it will forage in shallow water by upending or swimming with just its head submerged.
able to feed both day and night.
What the Common Eider Likes to Eat
The Common Eider feeds on the following:
- mollusks
- mussels
- bivalves
- crabs
- crustaceans
- echinoderms
- aquatic insects
- small fish
- insects
- plant material
Where To Find the Common Eider
You can find the Common Eider in the following habitats:
- Rocky coasts
- shoals
- islands
- tundra
