
BIR060-00377
Federally threatened spectacled eiders (Somateria fischeri) at the Alaska SeaLife Center. The male is white with green in the head; the female is brown. This bird has been in decline since the 1980’s, attributed most likely to climate change and lead shot in their environment.
Keywords
- Alaska
- Alaska SeaLife Center
- bird
- captivity
- duck
- Eider
- federally-threatened
- female animal
- female bird
- male animal
- male bird
- Photo Ark
- rare
- sea duck
- Somateria fischeri
- spectacled eider
- studio shot
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This photo is part of the Photo Ark.