Steller's Eider Photo Gallery

Male

Male

Male and female

Female

Male and female

Despite differences in color, both sexes have blocky head with flat crown and thick gray bill.

Juvenile

Male

Mostly white head with large black eye, black collar around neck, and creamy-buff belly with black spot on side.

Male and female

Males have a mostly white head, black back, and creamy-buff belly. Females are dark brown with a pale eyering and a heavy gray bill.

Male and female

Male

Breeds in shallow tundra wetlands. Male has mostly white head with large black eye. Black back shows white stripes at rest; black rear.

Male and female

Male in flight has extensively white forewing. Female has blue-black secondaries bordered in white and white underwings.

Habitat