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// King eider right here and now? //

// The scientific name of the king eider is somateria spectabilis, this is the latin language. //

// I’m going to talking about what the king eider looks like, the food habits, the nesting and migrations, and when they are ready to mate after birth. The historical uses of the king eider, life history. // // Description of the king eider: the male is about 22 to 25 inches long at the most. Then the males weigh about 3 and ¼ pounds. The male has greenish cheeks outlined in black and he has a pinkish-white throat and chest, the male beak is a yellowish orange, and the beak goes up ward like a shield, the outline of the beak is black. Then the Females are about 21 inches long, they weigh about 3 ¼ pounds. //

// Life history of king eider: the king eiders are gregarious birds, though they don’t get along with other types of birds. They get together to feed on the coastal waters. They do not mix easily with other birds. They could be seen holding their bills horizontal to the surface of the water when they are flying. While under water they propel themselves forward with their wings. They can be seen flying abreast in long lines, instead of flying one behind each other. // //Continued life history: They do not live in colonies as other birds might do. Even though they live on shores of lakes and rivers, once in a great while their nests are found in the tundra//.

// Continued life history: while the female is caring for the young, the female does not eat while caring for the young. An average clutch is from 2-7 eggs. The incubation is about 27-30 days at a time. When the eggs are born the males leave in large groups to the sea. //

// Breeding and nesting of this bird: the King Eiders breed from November to April; they pair up before they arrive at the nesting areas. Unlike Common Eiders which breed in colonies, they breed near fresh water tundra pools. //

// the male is ready for his breeding display. First of all he shakes his head and tosses his bill vertically, next he entices the female with soft coos and moaning sounds, finally he alternates the chin-lifting with neck stretching, He then stretches his neck out to her, then quickly returns his neck back into a resting position. here is a photo of a king eider giving his breeding display //

// The food habit of the king eider: the king eider eat mollusks, crustaceans, and, when having to get food from the sea they will dive up to 180 feet under water to get these food items. these food items are a part of life for these birds. these birds have fascinating items to eat during their lunch break. // // here are some food items for the king eider, //

// Migration and wintering: evidence shows that recent population declines in western North America at this time. //

// In the east they travel from Southampton Island. Boothia Peninsula, Ellesmere Island to the southwestern coast of Greenland. They migrate as far north as the seas remain ice-free. this birds are uniqie in their very own way of their life style and food habits and all that interesting stuff. i think that if given the chance i would be very glad to see a flock of 10,000 or more.this paticular bird is like whats the word.... unique in their own ways of life history and food habits. i hope that thses birds nimbers will go up more and more through out history. i see that this birds life style is like no other. so now that you have read this artical imagine being like a king eider and living how it lives! //

// This is done by Dion Trufant //



//this is all about the king eider and how it lives through so much killing and hunting i'm surprised that the population is what it is now. their number is very significant compared to all other birds, ( not that i was able to get the updated number)//

here are some king eiders flying with another bird

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// here are some photos of the king eiders skull, //

// Thee famous king eider today!! //