male	male female European distribution male

Identification

The adult male with its grey head, elaborately-shaped black back and reddish-knobbed bill, is unmistakable. Females are similar to female Common Eiders but are darker and shorter-billed, with a pale 'spectacle' line going down from the eye and a distinctive facial expression.

Habitat

Winters in coastal bays and inlets where small numbers may stay throughout the year.

Migration

Breeding birds from western Siberia and adjacent islands winter off the coast of north Norway, with some birds wintering in the Baltic.

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For the purposes of our bird news services, King Eider is classed as Rare: species currently considered for acceptance by the British Birds Rarities Committee (or forms of equivalent rarity).

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This species has been reported in the following areas (Bird News Extra subscribers can click a county name for more details):

King Eider breeds in the following countries (Bird News Extra subscribers will see population statistics and information on trends for each country):

Greenland
Russia
Svalbard

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