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Common Eider
Somateria mollissima · Family Anatidae
Somateria mollissima
Family Anatidae
- Order
- Anseriformes
- Family
- Anatidae
- GBIF occurrence records
- 2,771,003
- Countries and territories with records
- 58
About this species
This species has 2,771,003 occurrence records from 58 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Most records come from the United States (22.1%), Norway (17.3%), Sweden (17%), Denmark (12.6%) and Canada (11.2%); together they account for 80.2% of the total. In the United States, this species accounts for 0.055% of all bird records in GBIF.
The scientific name Somateria mollissima combines the genus name Somateria with the species epithet mollissima. The Warbla app catalog lists 3 species of the genus Somateria; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Somateria spectabilis and Somateria fischeri.
The catalog has GBIF record counts for 162 species of the family Anatidae. This species ranks 23rd among them; the family’s most-recorded species is Anas platyrhynchos. Its record count is 2.2 times the family average (1,269,675). The family Anatidae belongs to the order Anseriformes, which has 166 species in the Warbla app catalog.