Eider duck with sleeping bag
The eider duck with sleeping bag ( Somateria mollissima ) plunger Canard marine of the family of the Anatidé S. is a .
Identification
It is a Canard from 50 to 71 cm length with a scale from 80 to 108 cm, heavy between 1.200 and 2.800 G. They are large birds with the massive forms.The male has a black cap on the head, a nape of the neck and the sides of the green neck olive, white cheeks. The belly, the sides and the tail are black, the back is white and the chest slightly dew. The wings are black and white. Its plumage of eclipse is almost entirely black.
The female brown dark is barred of black. It resembles the female of the Canard mallard, but one can distinguish it by his size much more important.
Surface of distribution
In Europe, he lives in the Northern hemisphere, with the limit of the ice-barrier. It niche on the coasts of the Atlantic Ocean Northern and the the North Sea, the Scandinavia to the Iceland. In France, it migrates mainly on the coasts of the Manche and Brittany. Certain years, one can see it on the the Rhine, the lakes alpine and the Mediterranean.
Habitat
The eider duck with sleeping bag prefers the rock or sandy maritime coasts. In winter, one can meet it on the rivers and the lakes of fresh water.
Behavior
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