King Eider

Somateria spectabilis

Order

ANSERIFORMES

Family

Geese and Ducks (Anatidae)

Code 4

KIEI

Code 6

SOMSPE

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: Spatulate
Eye Color: Black
Head Pattern: Eyeline, Unique pattern
Crown Color: Blue-gray
Forehead Color: Blue-gray, black and orange.
Nape Color: Blue-gray
Throat Color: White with buff wash.
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 46-64 cm (18-25 in)
Weight: 1678 g (59.2 oz)
Size: 4. Large (16 - 32 in)
Color Primary: White, Black
Underparts: Black
Upperparts: Black and white.
Back Pattern: Solid
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Solid

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Swift direct flight with rapid wing beats., Flies in straight line formation
Wingspan Range: 89-102 cm (35-40 in)
Wing Shape: Pointed-Wings
Tail Shape: Pointed Tail
Tail Pattern: Solid
Upper Tail: Black
Under Tail: Black
Leg Color: Yellow-orange

Percevia^® Registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

The Percevia field guides, database and search protocol patent pending.

The best bird guide and bird watching search engine to identify birds!

Bird Call Credits: The Macaulay Library of Natural Sounds at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Martyn Stewart, http://www.naturesound.org, Redmond, Washington USA. The reuse or copying of bird calls in this database is strictly forbidden2.

Field Guide to Birds of North America