Somateria
Anseriformes - Anatidae - Ducks, geese & swans
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Wild diet: Molluscs, crustaceans, echinoderms & other marine invertebrates. Also take plant material, algae, berries, seeds& leaves.
Feeding strategy: Feed by diving & dabbles on surface.
Species dietary differences: Common Eider will also take fish on occasion
Del Hoya, J., Elliott, A. & Sargatal, J. eds. (1992). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol1. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
Diet and body condition of spectacled eiders wintering in pack ice of the Bering Sea >
Food and feeding habits of the Common Eider at Seafield, Edinburgh, in winter >
Foods of spectacled eiders Somateria fischeri in the Bering Sea, Alaska >
On the biology of the spectacled eider >
Patterns of nutrient and energy expenditure in female common eiders nesting in the high arctic >
The diet of common eiders wintering in Nuuk, Southwest Greenland >
The food and feeding of common eiders in the St. Lawrence estuary in summer >
There are no diets in use yet for the Common, King & Spectacled Eider.
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