ML24245801
King x Common Eider (hybrid) Somateria spectabilis x mollissima
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Linda DiSantis Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Vigur
Vestfirðir, Iceland
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
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Observation details
We observed this bird on Vigur Island. An island resident stated that it had been there about 3 years. Dr. John Sparks, the bird expert and well-known naturalist from the UK, who was the guide for our trip, stated that he was told by one of the people on the island that an occasional hybrid like this shows up and is generally the result of a King Eider that is leaving late for the Arctic and breeding with a Common Eider. The attached pictures are of the bird and were taken by Dr. Sparks.
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