Unggas air (Waterfowl)
King Eider
Somateria spectabilis
- tidak umum
- 40 km/h
- Risiko rendah
Orange shield, blue-gray crown, red bill — the most ornate duck head ever assembled. Delivers in regalia.
- Populasi
- c. 800,000–900,000 individuals globally; decreasing overall trend (though North American subpopulation shows a small, statistically insignificant increase over the last 40 years)
- Habitat
- Arctic tundra with freshwater ponds/lakes for breeding; coastal marine waters and pack-ice edges in winter
- Fakta menarik
- The male King Eider sports a large, bulbous orange-yellow knob at the base of its bill (a fleshy shield) that gives the species its regal common name.
- Sebaran
- Circumpolar Arctic — breeds along northern coasts of North America, Greenland, northern Europe (Svalbard, northern Norway/Russia), and Siberia; winters in the Bering Sea, west Greenland, eastern Canada, and northern Norway/Barents Sea
- Makanan
- Benthic marine invertebrates (mollusks, crustaceans including king crabs, sea urchins, starfish, sea anemones) in winter; insect larvae and other small invertebrates plus some plant matter in freshwater breeding habitat
- Ukuran
- 0,6 m
- Bentang sayap
- 0,94 m
- Masa hidup
- 10 tahun
