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Common eider

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The common eider (pronounced) (Somateria mollissima) is a large (in body length) sea-duck that is distributed over the northern coasts of Europe, North America and eastern Siberia. [1]

33 relations: Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds, Ancient Greek, Arctic, Atlantic Ocean, Bird migration, Carl Linnaeus, Charles Lucien Bonaparte, Christian Ludwig Brehm, Crèche (zoology), Cuthbert, Down feather, Duck, Eider, England, Europe, Farne Islands, George Robert Gray, Gizzard, Handbook of the Birds of the World, Kinship, Latin, Mergini, Muscovy duck, Mussel, North America, Northumberland, People of a Feather, Philopatry, Richard Bowdler Sharpe, Sanikiluaq, Siberia, Temperate climate, 10th edition of Systema Naturae.

Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds

The Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds, or African-Eurasian Waterbird Agreement (AEWA) is an independent international treaty developed under the auspices of the United Nations Environment Programme's Convention on Migratory Species.

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Ancient Greek

The Ancient Greek language includes the forms of Greek used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from around the 9th century BC to the 6th century AD.

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Arctic

The Arctic is a polar region located at the northernmost part of Earth.

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Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's oceans with a total area of about.

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Bird migration

Bird migration is the regular seasonal movement, often north and south along a flyway, between breeding and wintering grounds.

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Carl Linnaeus

Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement as Carl von LinnéBlunt (2004), p. 171.

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Charles Lucien Bonaparte

Charles Lucien Jules Laurent Bonaparte, 2nd Prince of Canino and Musignano (24 May 1803 – 29 July 1857), was a French biologist and ornithologist.

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Christian Ludwig Brehm

Christian Ludwig Brehm (24 January 1787 – 23 June 1864) was a German pastor and ornithologist.

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Crèche (zoology)

The crèche (from French) in zoology refers to care of another's offspring, for instance in a colony.

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Cuthbert

Cuthbert (c. 634 – 20 March 687) is a saint of the early Northumbrian church in the Celtic tradition.

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Down feather

The down of birds is a layer of fine feathers found under the tougher exterior feathers.

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Duck

Duck is the common name for a large number of species in the waterfowl family Anatidae, which also includes swans and geese.

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Eider

Eiders are large seaducks in the genus Somateria.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Europe

Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.

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Farne Islands

The Farne Islands are a group of islands off the coast of Northumberland, England.

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George Robert Gray

George Robert Gray FRS (8 July 1808 – 6 May 1872) was an English zoologist and author, and head of the ornithological section of the British Museum, now the Natural History Museum, in London for forty-one years.

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Gizzard

The gizzard, also referred to as the ventriculus, gastric mill, and gigerium, is an organ found in the digestive tract of some animals, including archosaurs (pterosaurs, crocodiles, alligators, and dinosaurs, including birds), earthworms, some gastropods, some fish, and some crustaceans.

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Handbook of the Birds of the World

The Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) is a multi-volume series produced by the Spanish publishing house Lynx Edicions in partnership with BirdLife International.

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Kinship

In anthropology, kinship is the web of social relationships that form an important part of the lives of all humans in all societies, although its exact meanings even within this discipline are often debated.

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Latin

Latin (Latin: lingua latīna) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.

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Mergini

The seaducks (Mergini) are a tribe of the duck subfamily of birds, the Anatinae.

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Muscovy duck

The Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata) is a large duck native to Mexico, Central, and South America.

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Mussel

Mussel is the common name used for members of several families of bivalve molluscs, from saltwater and freshwater habitats.

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North America

North America is a continent entirely within the Northern Hemisphere and almost all within the Western Hemisphere; it is also considered by some to be a northern subcontinent of the Americas.

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Northumberland

Northumberland (abbreviated Northd) is a county in North East England.

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People of a Feather

People of a Feather is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Joel Heath and released in 2011.

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Philopatry

Philopatry is the tendency of an organism to stay in or habitually return to a particular area.

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Richard Bowdler Sharpe

Richard Bowdler Sharpe (22 November 1847 – 25 December 1909) was an English zoologist and ornithologist who worked as curator of the bird collection at the British Museum of natural history.

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Sanikiluaq

Sanikiluaq (ᓴᓂᑭᓗᐊᖅ) is a municipality and Inuit community located on the north coast of Flaherty Island in Hudson Bay, on the Belcher Islands, in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada.

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Siberia

Siberia (a) is an extensive geographical region, and by the broadest definition is also known as North Asia.

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Temperate climate

In geography, the temperate or tepid climates of Earth occur in the middle latitudes, which span between the tropics and the polar regions of Earth.

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10th edition of Systema Naturae

The 10th edition of Systema Naturae is a book written by Carl Linnaeus and published in two volumes in 1758 and 1759, which marks the starting point of zoological nomenclature.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_eider

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