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Scientific Name
Somateria mollissima
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Somateria mollissima (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
Acadia National Park (ACAD)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
American Eider, Common Eider, Eider Duck, Northern Eider
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Anseriformes |
| Family | Anatidae |
| Genus | Somateria |
| Species | Somateria mollissima |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Present year-round (Witt 1997).
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Native to North America (Palmer 1976) and Maine (1949).
Abundance
Abundant
Abundance Notes
Abundant at all seasons (Witt 1997).
Seasonality Tags
-
Resident
No breeding reported from MDI properties (Witt 1997). Year-round resident along the coast of Maine (Sibley 2000).
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
2
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
G. Mittelhauser
Created Date
7/3/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
G. Mittelhauser
Last Modified Date
7/3/2002 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Mittelhauser (1991) 250 observed from Great Head to Hunter's Beach on 20 January 1991; 750 observed from Seawall Point to Ship Harbor area on 20 January 1991.
Long (1987): small flocks of ducklings and females feed in the shallow waters at Wonderland in Seawall in June.
Russell (1984?) abundant to very abundant at all seasons, abundant breeder.
Bond (1969) may be observed at sea south and southwest of MDI in summer.
Bond (19??) resident; frequently seen in summer; abundant in winter.
Tyson and Bond (1941): Often seen in the vicinity of Indian Point on MDI; abundant in winter.
Sullivan (1937): Winter resident; very abundant in spring and fall., Park Species Data Source: Witt (1997); Long (1987)
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