Where does the Common Eider live?
Somateria mollissima has 2,738,312 records in 58 countries and territories, from 1742 to 2026. Most records come from United States.
- 2,738,312 records
- 58 places
- 194 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesAnseriformesAnatidaeSomateria
When it is recorded
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Peak month: May. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 592,297 | |
| Norway | 475,525 | |
| Sweden | 468,924 | |
| Denmark | 346,414 | |
| Canada | 310,526 | |
| Netherlands | 141,691 | |
| Finland | 104,637 | |
| United Kingdom | 100,064 | |
| Iceland | 63,118 | |
| Germany | 39,460 | |
| Svalbard and Jan Mayen | 20,541 | |
| Estonia | 16,939 | |
| France | 9,371 | |
| Isle of Man | 9,184 | |
| Russia | 6,784 | |
| Åland Islands | 5,509 | |
| Spain | 5,283 | |
| Belgium | 4,902 | |
| Faroe Islands | 4,040 | |
| Greenland | 2,631 | |
| Poland | 2,031 | |
| Switzerland | 1,586 | |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1,441 | |
| Ireland | 1,333 | |
| Ukraine | 784 | |
| Italy | 666 | |
| Portugal | 606 | |
| Austria | 537 | |
| Czechia | 239 | |
| Greece | 170 | |
| Türkiye | 165 | |
| Latvia | 156 | |
| Croatia | 125 | |
| Bulgaria | 120 | |
| Lithuania | 79 | |
| Hungary | 75 | |
| Romania | 74 | |
| Belarus | 67 | |
| Serbia | 36 | |
| Slovakia | 26 |
Showing the top 40 of 58 places.
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Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.