© Ian Davies
King Eider Somateria spectabilis
Abby N. Powell and Robert S. Suydam
Version: 2.0 — Published August 31, 2012
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Asturian | ñider real |
| Basque | Eider erregea |
| Bulgarian | Гребенчата гага |
| Catalan | èider reial |
| Croatian | krasna gavka |
| Czech | kajka královská |
| Danish | Kongeederfugl |
| Dutch | Koningseider |
| English | King Eider |
| English (United States) | King Eider |
| Faroese | Æðukongur |
| Finnish | kyhmyhaahka |
| French | Eider à tête grise |
| French (France) | Eider à tête grise |
| Galician | Éider real |
| German | Prachteiderente |
| Greek | Βασιλική Πουπουλόπαπια |
| Hebrew | אדרית מלכותית |
| Hungarian | Cifra pehelyréce |
| Icelandic | Æðarkóngur |
| Italian | Re degli edredoni |
| Japanese | ケワタガモ |
| Korean | 호사북방오리 |
| Latvian | Krāšņā pūkpīle |
| Lithuanian | Skiauterėtoji gaga |
| Norwegian | praktærfugl |
| Polish | turkan |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Êider-real |
| Romanian | Eider cu cap cenușiu |
| Russian | Гага-гребенушка |
| Serbian | Kraljevska gavka |
| Slovak | kajka hrbozobá |
| Slovenian | Pisana gaga |
| Spanish | Éider Real |
| Spanish (Spain) | Éider real |
| Swedish | praktejder |
| Turkish | Süslü Pufla |
| Ukrainian | Пухівка горбатодзьоба |
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of the King Eider in North America.
This species also breeds in Europe and Asia. See text for details.
