Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Стелерова гага |
| Catalan | èider de Steller |
| Chinese (SIM) | 小绒鸭 |
| Croatian | stellerova gavka |
| Czech | kajka bělohlavá |
| Danish | Stellersand |
| Dutch | Stellers Eider |
| English | Steller's Eider |
| English (United States) | Steller's Eider |
| Faroese | Høvuðhvít æða |
| Finnish | allihaahka |
| French | Eider de Steller |
| French (France) | Eider de Steller |
| German | Scheckente |
| Greek | Παγόπαπια |
| Hebrew | אדרית שטלר |
| Hungarian | Steller-pehelyréce |
| Icelandic | Blikönd |
| Japanese | コケワタガモ |
| Latvian | Stellera pūkpīle |
| Lithuanian | Sibirinė gaga |
| Norwegian | stellerand |
| Polish | birginiak |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Êider-de-steller |
| Romanian | Eiderul lui Steller |
| Russian | Сибирская гага |
| Serbian | Štelerova gavka |
| Slovak | kajka malá |
| Slovenian | Ruska gaga |
| Spanish | Éider Menor |
| Spanish (Spain) | Éider menor |
| Swedish | alförrädare |
| Turkish | Kara Gözlü Pufla |
| Ukrainian | Пухівка мала |
Polysticta stelleri (Pallas, 1769)
Definitions
- POLYSTICTA
- polysticta
- stelleri
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Steller's Eider Polysticta stelleri Scientific name definitions
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
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Male
Male
Female
Male and female
Despite differences in color, both sexes have blocky head with flat crown and thick gray bill.
Male
Mostly white head with large black eye, black collar around neck, and creamy-buff belly with black spot on side.
Male and female
Males have a mostly white head, black back, and creamy-buff belly. Females are dark brown with a pale eyering and a heavy gray bill.
Male
Breeds in shallow tundra wetlands. Male has mostly white head with large black eye. Black back shows white stripes at rest; black rear.
Male and female
Male in flight has extensively white forewing. Female has blue-black secondaries bordered in white and white underwings.
Habitat
a bird flying over the sea
Adult female Steller's Eider
Adult male Steller's Eider
; photographer Mike Danzenbaker
Steller's Eider nest; Barrow, AK; 14 June 2005
; photographer George Armistead
Macaulay Library Photos for Steller's Eider
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