Where does the King live?
Somateria spectabilis has 157,271 records in 54 countries and territories, from 1800 to 2026. Most records come from United States.
- 157,271 records
- 54 places
- 173 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesAnseriformesAnatidaeSomateria
When it is recorded
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Peak month: June. 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.
Records over time
18002026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 74,985 | |
| Canada | 20,825 | |
| Norway | 17,002 | |
| Sweden | 15,086 | |
| Russia | 8,206 | |
| Svalbard and Jan Mayen | 7,886 | |
| Netherlands | 2,828 | |
| Denmark | 2,544 | |
| Iceland | 2,164 | |
| United Kingdom | 1,838 | |
| Greenland | 877 | |
| Finland | 538 | |
| France | 481 | |
| Germany | 252 | |
| Spain | 205 | |
| Poland | 158 | |
| Estonia | 157 | |
| Italy | 145 | |
| Portugal | 131 | |
| Greece | 125 | |
| Belgium | 119 | |
| Ukraine | 98 | |
| Ireland | 87 | |
| Romania | 50 | |
| Belarus | 49 | |
| Hungary | 41 | |
| Austria | 36 | |
| Croatia | 36 | |
| Latvia | 36 | |
| Bulgaria | 34 | |
| Lithuania | 33 | |
| Czechia | 30 | |
| Serbia | 23 | |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 20 | |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | 19 | |
| Slovakia | 18 | |
| Åland Islands | 15 | |
| Switzerland | 15 | |
| Faroe Islands | 13 | |
| Moldova | 13 |
Showing the top 40 of 54 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.