Spectacled Eider

Somateria fischeri

IUCN: Near Threatened

Taxonomy

Order
Anseriformes
Family
Anatidae
Genus
Somateria
eBird Code
speeid

Distribution

breeds north-central and northeastern Siberia from Lena Delta to Chukotka, and western and northern Alaska in Yukon Delta and Arctic Coastal Plain; winters polynyas (ice-free seas) between St. Lawrence and St. Matthew islands (northern Bering Sea)

Data Sources

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.