Eider

Eiders (/ˈ.dər/) are large seaducks in the genus Somateria.

The three extant species all breed in the cooler latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere.

The down feathers of eider ducks, and some other ducks and geese, are used to fill pillows and quiltsthey have given the name to the type of quilt known as an eiderdown.

Steller's eider (Polysticta stelleri) is in a different genus despite its name.

The call of the duck has been likened to sound of "surprised pantomime dames, or even the comedian Frankie Howerd".

Species

  • Common eider (Somateria mollissima)
  • King eider (Somateria spectabilis)
  • Spectacled eider (Somateria fischeri)
  • Two undescribed species are known from fossils, one from Middle Oligocene rocks in Kazakhstan and another from the Late Miocene or Early Pliocene of Lee Creek Mine, United States. The former may not actually belong in this genus.

    References

  • Driver, Peter (1974). In Search of the Eider. Saturn Press. ISBN 0904196003.
  • "BBC Radio 4 - Tweet of the Day, Eider". Bbc.co.uk. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  • Eider (disambiguation)

    Eider are large seaducks in the genus Somateria, including:

  • Common eider (Somateria mollissima)
  • Spectacled eider (Somateria fischeri)
  • King eider (Somateria spectabilis)
  • Eider may also refer to:

  • Steller's eider (Polysticta stelleri) of the duck subfamily Merginae
  • Eider (river), in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
  • Eider (brand), French company
  • Max Eider (born Peter Millson), a guitarist and songwriter
  • Rabbi Shimon Eider, a rabbi
  • Eider Arévalo (born 1993), Colombian racewalker
  • Eider Torres, (born 1983), baseball player from Venezuela
  • Eider Duck, of the Disney Duck family
  • See also

  • Eder (disambiguation)
  • Eider (river)

    The Eider (German: Die Eider; Danish: Ejderen; Latin: Egdor or Egdore) is the longest river in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. The river starts near Bordesholm and reaches the southwestern outskirts of Kiel on the shores of the Baltic Sea, but flows to the west, ending in the North Sea. The middle part of the Eider was appropriated for use as part of the Kiel Canal.

    In the Early Middle Ages the river is believed to have been the border between the related Germanic tribes, the Jutes and the Angles, who along with the neighboring Saxons crossed the North Sea from this region during this period and settled in England. During the High Middle Ages the Eider was the border between the Saxons and the Danes, as reported by Adam of Bremen in 1076. For centuries it divided Denmark and the Holy Roman Empire. Today it is the border between Schleswig and Holstein, the northern and southern parts, respectively, of the modern German state of Schleswig-Holstein.

    The Eider flows through the following towns: Bordesholm, Kiel, Rendsburg, Friedrichstadt and Tönning. Near Tönning it flows into the North Sea. The estuary has tidal flats and brackish water. The mouth of the river is crossed by a closeable storm surge barrier, the Eider Barrage.

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