King Eider is a breeder of the far north, and only occasionally seen in the lower 48 states. Males have a striking clown-like appearance with a gray head, whitish-green face, and an unusual prominent orange face plate that merges into a reddish-orange bill.
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King Eider
St. Paul, Pribilof Islands, AK
May 31, 2008 ©John Schwarz
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King Eiders
Gambell, Saint Lawrence Island, AK
June 4, 2012 ©John Schwarz
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King Eider – juvenile
Barrow, AK
October 6, 2013 ©John Schwarz
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King Eider
St. Paul, Pribilof Islands, AK
May 31, 2008 ©John Schwarz
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King Eiders
Gambell, Saint Lawrence Island, AK
June 1, 2012 ©John Schwarz
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King Eider
St. Paul, Pribilof Islands, AK
May 31, 2008 ©John Schwarz
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King Eider – female
Gambell, Saint Lawrence Island, AK
June 5, 2012 ©John Schwarz
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King Eiders
Gambell, Saint Lawrence Island, AK
June 4, 2012 ©John Schwarz
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King Eiders
Gambell, Saint Lawrence Island, AK
June 4, 2012 ©John Schwarz
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Three King Eiders in flock of Common Eiders
Barrow, AK
October 7, 2013
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King Eider – juvenile
Barrow, AK
October 6, 2013 ©John Schwarz
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King Eider – nonbreeding male
Barrow, AK
October 6, 2013 ©John Schwarz
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King Eider
Livingston Ripley Conservancy, Litchfield, CT
June 4, 2014©John Schwarz
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King Eider
Livingston Ripley Conservancy, Litchfield, CT
June 4, 2014©John Schwarz
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King Eider – female
Livingston Ripley Conservancy, Litchfield, CT
June 4, 2014©John Schwarz
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King Eider
Livingston Ripley Conservancy, Litchfield, CT
June 4, 2014©John Schwarz
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King Eider
Livingston Ripley Conservancy, Litchfield, CT
June 4, 2014©John Schwarz
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King Eider
Livingston Ripley Conservancy, Litchfield, CT
June 4, 2014©John Schwarz
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King Eider – female
Livingston Ripley Conservancy, Litchfield, CT
June 4, 2014©John Schwarz
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King Eider
Livingston Ripley Conservancy, Litchfield, CT
June 4, 2014©John Schwarz
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King Eider – female
Livingston Ripley Conservancy, Litchfield, CT
June 4, 2014©John Schwarz
