eider

Pronunciation key ( ī′dẽr )

ei•der [pl. EIDERS (-dẽrz)

n.

[ON. æthar genit. of æthr eider duck via earlier Swed. eider].

1. One of many large sea ducks living in the northern regions: often eider duck.
2. Down of the eider duck.

Taxonomic Hierarchy
King Eider, Somateria spectabilis
Kingdom	Animalia – Animal, animals
Phylum	Chordata – chordates
Subphylum	Vertebrata – vertebrates
Class	Aves – Birds
Order	Anseriformes – Ducks, Geese, Screamers, Swans, Waterfowl, canards, cygnes, oies, sauvagine
Family	Anatidae – Ducks, Geese, Swans, canards, cygnes, oies
Subfamily	Anatinae
Direct Children:
Genus	Aix F. Boie, 1828 – Wood Ducks
Genus	Amazonetta Boetticher, 1929
Genus	Anas Linnaeus, 1758 – Dabbling Ducks
Genus	Asarcornis Salvadori, 1895
Genus	Aythya F. Boie, 1822 – Diving Ducks
Genus	Biziura Stephens, 1824
Genus	Bucephala S. F. Baird, 1858 – Goldeneyes
Genus	Cairina Fleming, 1822
Genus	Callonetta Delacour, 1936
Genus	Camptorhynchus Bonaparte, 1838 – Labrador Ducks
Genus	Chenonetta Brandt, 1836
Genus	Clangula Leach, 1819 – Oldsquaws
Genus	Heteronetta Salvadori, 1865
Genus	Histrionicus Lesson, 1828 – Harlequin Ducks
Genus	Lophodytes Reichenbach, 1853 – Hooded Mergansers
Genus	Lophonetta Riley, 1914
Genus	Malacorhynchus Swainson, 1831
Genus	Marmaronetta Reichenbach, 1853
Genus	Melanitta F. Boie, 1822 – Scoters
Genus	Mergellus Selby, 1840 – Smews
Genus	Mergus Linnaeus, 1758 – Greater Mergansers
Genus	Netta Kaup, 1829
Genus	Nettapus Brandt, 1836
Genus	Nomonyx Ridgway, 1880
Genus	Oxyura Bonaparte, 1828 – Stiff-tailed Ducks
Genus	Polysticta Eyton, 1836 – Steller's Eiders
Genus	Pteronetta Salvadori, 1895
Genus	Rhodonessa Reichenbach, 1853
Genus	Salvadorina Rothschild & Hartert, 1894
Genus	Somateria Leach, 1819 – Greater Eiders, Typical Eiders
Genus	Speculanas Boetticher, 1929

References

Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©195

Anatinae, Taxonomic Serial No.: 714011

King Eider, birding information