An Arctic eider duck, the male of which has a red bill and colourful plumage on the head.
王绒鸭
Somateria spectabilis, family Anatidae
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Another important staging area for king eiders is off the west coast of Banks Island.
We found 41 nests distributed among 10 islands in Karrak Lake; to our knowledge, this represents the largest number of king eider nests studied at one site.
In contrast, king eiders were found primarily in offshore waters more than 10 m deep west of Oliktok Point.
In the winter, all king eiders move back to the ocean, where they may be found somewhat farther out from shore than common eiders.
Before the end of October two of the tracked king eiders were reported shot in southern Upernavik.