© Chris Wood
Common Eider Somateria mollissima
R. Ian Goudie, Gregory J. Robertson, and Austin Reed
Version: 2.0 — Published January 1, 2000
Version: 2.0 — Published January 1, 2000
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Albanian | Pata e detit |
| Arabic | ايدر شائع |
| Asturian | Éider común |
| Basque | Eider arrunta |
| Bulgarian | Обикновена гага |
| Catalan | Èider comú |
| Croatian | gavka |
| Czech | kajka mořská |
| Danish | Ederfugl |
| Dutch | Eider |
| English | Common Eider |
| English (United States) | Common Eider |
| Faroese | Æða |
| Finnish | haahka |
| French | Eider à duvet |
| French (French Guiana) | Eider à duvet |
| Galician | Éider común |
| German | Eiderente |
| Greek | (Κοινή) Πουπουλόπαπια |
| Hebrew | אדרית שחורת-כיפה |
| Hungarian | Pehelyréce |
| Icelandic | Æðarfugl |
| Italian | Edredone |
| Japanese | ホンケワタガモ |
| Latvian | Parastā pūkpīle |
| Lithuanian | Paprastoji gaga |
| Norwegian | ærfugl |
| Polish | edredon |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Êider |
| Romanian | Eider |
| Russian | Гага |
| Serbian | Gavka |
| Slovak | kajka morská |
| Slovenian | Gaga |
| Spanish | Éider Común |
| Spanish (Spain) | Éider común |
| Swedish | ejder |
| Turkish | Pufla |
| Ukrainian | Пухівка зеленошия |
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- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of the Common Eider in North America.
This species also breeds in Europe and Asia. See text for details.