Common Eider

GPTKB entity

Statements (62)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:bird
gptkbp:adult_plumage sexual dimorphism
gptkbp:appearance camouflaged plumage
distinctive plumage
gptkbp:behavior territorial during breeding season
gptkbp:breeding_behavior colonial nester
gptkbp:breeding_range Arctic regions
gptkbp:breeding_season spring to summer
gptkbp:call quacking
gptkbp:clutch_size 4-6 eggs
gptkbp:coloration black and white
gptkbp:conservation_efforts habitat protection
gptkbp:conservation_status gptkb:Least_Concern
monitored by organizations
gptkbp:cultural_references featured in folklore.
gptkbp:cultural_significance hunting and feather use
gptkbp:diet bivalves
gptkbp:distribution gptkb:North_Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:egg_color greenish
gptkbp:family gptkb:Anatidae
gptkbp:fledging_period 50-60 days
gptkbp:foraging_behavior gptkb:diving
surface diving
gptkbp:genus Somateria
gptkbp:habitat coastal areas
islands and coastal marshes
gptkbp:habitat_preference shallow waters
gptkbp:hatching_time high in safe areas
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Common Eider
gptkbp:impact hunting and habitat loss
gptkbp:incubation_period 28-30 days
gptkbp:length 50-65 cm
gptkbp:migration migratory
along coastlines
autumn and spring
up to 2000 km
coastal migration
gptkbp:nesting varies by location
ground-nester
gptkbp:nesting_site near water
gptkbp:population_trend gptkb:stable
gptkbp:predators foxes
gptkbp:related_species gptkb:King_Eider
gptkb:Common_Scoter
gptkb:Harlequin_Duck
gptkbp:social_behavior flocking
gptkbp:social_structure gregarious
gptkbp:species gptkb:S._mollissima
gptkbp:subspecies gptkb:S._m._dresseri
gptkb:S._m._mollissima
gptkb:S._m._sedentaria
gptkb:S._m._v-nigrum
gptkbp:vocalization courtship calls
gptkbp:weight 1.5-2.5 kg
gptkbp:wildlife high during nesting
gptkbp:wingspan 80-100 cm
gptkbp:wintering_range coastal regions
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Anatidae
gptkb:Eider
gptkb:Birds_of_America
gptkb:The_Birds_of_America
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5