King eider close up

Duck with red, orange, and black bill, green cheek, blue head, and black and white body rests on the water

Photo By/Credit

Mick Thompson

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King eider on the water in Utqiagvik, Alaska.

Ecosystem

Tundra

Wetland

Species

Somateria spectabilis

Subject tags

Birds

Migratory birds

Tundra

Waterfowl

Wetlands

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