Somateria (Typical Eiders)

Genus

Typical Eiders

Somateria

3 species in our catalog · found in 13 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Common Eider
NT

Common Eider

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Somateria mollissima

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Spectacled Eider
NT

Spectacled Eider

Bird

Somateria fischeri

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
King Eider
LC

King Eider

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Somateria spectabilis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~50%
Jan
~50%
Feb
~50%
Mar
~40%
Apr
~20%
May
~20%
Jun
~20%
Jul
~30%
Aug
~40%
Sep
~50%
Oct
~50%
Nov
~50%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Typical Eiders

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland 2
~50%
2 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~40%
3 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany 3
~30%
4 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
~20%
5 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
~20%
6 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 1
~10%
7 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
8 Thingvellir National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland 1
<5%
9 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 1
<5%
10 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%
11 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%
12 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
13 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%