Steller's eider  (Polysticta stelleri)

Species information

Videos and images

Authentication

Authenticated (15/09/08) by Paul Flint, Research Wildlife Biologist, Alaska Science Center.
http://abscweb.wr.usgs.gov/index.php

Glossary

Larvae: Stage in an animal's lifecycle after it hatches from the egg. Larvae are typically very different in appearance to adults; they are able to feed and move around but usually are unable to reproduce.
Molluscs: A diverse group of invertebrates, mainly marine, that have one or all of the following; a horny, toothed ribbon in the mouth (the radula), a shell covering the upper surface of the body, and a mantle or mantle cavity with a type of gill. Includes snails, slugs, shellfish, octopuses and squid.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (April, 2008)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. Fredrickson, L.H. (2001) Steller's Eider (Polysticta stelleri). In: Poole, A. Ed. The Birds of North America Online. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca. Available at:
    http://bna.birds.cornell.edu/bna/species/571
  3. Convention on Migratory Species (September, 2008)
    http://www.cms.int
  4. AEWA (March, 2005)
    http://www.unep-aewa.org
  5. US Endangered Species Act (March, 2005)
    http://www.fws.gov/endangered
  6. National Audubon Society (March, 2005)
    http://audubon2.org/webapp/watchlist/viewSpecies.jsp?id=197
  7. BirdLife International (September, 2008)
    http://www.birdlife.org
  8. Alaska Department of Wildlife and Game – Division of Wildlife Conservation (April, 2008)
    http://www.adfg.state.ak.us/special/esa/eider_stellers/st_eider.php
  9. Flint, P. (2008) Pers. Comm.
  10. Quakenbush, L., Suydam, R., Obritschkewitsch, T. and Deering, M. (2004) Breeding Biology of Steller's Eiders (Polysticta stelleri) near Barrow, Alaska, 1991–99. Arctic, 57 (2): 166 - 182.