Common Eider

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Common Eider

Scientific Name: Somateria mollissima

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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Thresholds:

GlobalInformation34,500
Regional/ContinentalInformation13,000

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Point Amour, Strait of Belle Isle (LB022)62,275 (max.)
Cayes à Meck (QC076)60,000 (max.)
Eaux de l'archipel de Mingan (QC159)60,000 (max.)
Petite île Sainte-Geneviève (QC073)60,000 (max.)
Île Bicquette (QC045)29,850 (max.)
Cape Freels Coastline and Cabot Island (NF025)25,000 (max.)
Wadham Islands and adjacent Marine Area (NF013)25,000 (max.)
South Flaherty Islands (NU100)15,000 (max.)
Îles Sainte-Marie (QC065)13,500 (max.)
Northeast Ungava Bay (NU029)13,400 (max.)
Tadoussac (QC085)13,000 (max.)
Watshishou (QC072)12,958 (max.)
Grates Point (NF019)12,000 (max.)
Mistaken Point (NF024)12,000 (max.)
Sleeper Islands (NU033)11,800 (max.)
Point Lepreau/Maces Bay (NB020)10,143 (max.)
Baie des Escoumins et Grandes-Bergeronnes (QC084)10,000 (max.)
Eastern Shore Islands (NS027)10,000 (max.)
Fischot Islands (NF008)10,000 (max.)
The Cape Pine and St. Shotts Barren (NF015)10,000 (max.)
Waters of Île Patte de Lièvre (QC151)10,000 (max.)

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Global

1% of the global population estimate. This threshold is used to identify trigger species and IBAs under categories A4i/ii and A4iv.

Regional/Continental

1% of the regional/continental population estimate.

Point Amour, Strait of Belle Isle (LB022)
Number	Year	Season
62,275	1996	Spring

Cayes à Meck (QC076)
Number	Year	Season
38	1998	Summer
60,000	1985	Winter

Eaux de l'archipel de Mingan (QC159)
Number	Year	Season
33,445 - 42,000	2002	Winter
60,000	1997	Winter

Petite île Sainte-Geneviève (QC073)
Number	Year	Season
1,344	1998	Summer
60,000	1997	Winter
1,500	1988	Summer

Île Bicquette (QC045)
Number	Year	Season
13,106	2011	Summer
17,358	2010	Summer
20,260	2009	Summer
17,610	2008	Summer
19,752	2007	Summer
17,436	2006	Summer
20,066	2005	Summer
22,412	2004	Summer
21,632	2003	Summer
26,422	2001	Summer
26,770	2000	Summer
25,192	1999	Summer
21,488	1998	Summer
23,438	1997	Summer
23,964	1996	Summer
19,608 - 25,546	1995	Summer
6,242	1995	Spring
18,372	1994	Summer
18,600 - 24,354	1993	Summer
29,850	1992	Summer
18,084 - 19,120	1991	Summer
21,094	1990	Spring
21,440 - 28,102	1990	Summer
17,626 - 17,860	1984	Summer
13,752 - 13,942	1976	Summer
14,486 - 14,800	1972	Summer
20,966	1967	Summer

Cape Freels Coastline and Cabot Island (NF025)
Number	Year	Season
25,000	1995	Winter

Wadham Islands and adjacent Marine Area (NF013)
Number	Year	Season
25,000	1995	Winter

South Flaherty Islands (NU100)
Number	Year	Season
15,000	1999	Winter
3,086	1997	Summer
8,186	1986	Summer

Îles Sainte-Marie (QC065)
Number	Year	Season
1,198	1993	Summer
1,256	1988	Summer
274	1982	Summer
13,500	1978	Summer
340	1977	Summer

Northeast Ungava Bay (NU029)
Number	Year	Season
13,400	1980	Summer

Tadoussac (QC085)
Number	Year	Season
9,900 - 10,000	2019	Fall
10,000 - 10,500	2018	Fall
13,000	2017	Fall
800	1995	Fall
1,000	1989	Spring
2,000	1986	Spring
1,000 - 1,200	1981	Spring

Watshishou (QC072)
Number	Year	Season
12,958	2010	Summer
11,024	2005	Summer
4,744	1998	Summer
4,444	1993	Summer
2,074	1988	Summer

Grates Point (NF019)
Number	Year	Season
2,800 - 12,000	1995	Winter

Mistaken Point (NF024)
Number	Year	Season
10,000	2013	Spring
688	1996	Winter
12,000	1987	Spring

Sleeper Islands (NU033)
Number	Year	Season
2,506	1997	Summer
11,800	1985	Summer

Point Lepreau/Maces Bay (NB020)
Number	Year	Season
1,988	1998	Summer
4,983 - 10,143	1996	Spring
2,164	1996	Summer
2,032	1995	Summer

Baie des Escoumins et Grandes-Bergeronnes (QC084)
Number	Year	Season
10,000	2017	Fall
2,500	1996	Summer
800 - 1,500	1995	Fall
800 - 2,500	1995	Summer
144 - 2,000	1995	Spring
2,000	1994	Winter
800 - 2,800	1994	Summer
1,000 - 2,000	1994	Spring
800	1993	Fall
1,000 - 2,200	1993	Summer
1,200 - 2,000	1993	Spring
800 - 1,000	1992	Winter
800 - 1,200	1992	Fall
800 - 1,800	1992	Summer
800 - 1,500	1992	Spring
2,000	1991	Winter
1,000 - 1,800	1991	Fall
800 - 2,000	1991	Summer
800 - 2,000	1991	Spring
800	1990	Winter
800 - 2,000	1990	Fall
800 - 2,400	1990	Summer
800	1989	Fall
800 - 1,000	1989	Summer
800	1989	Spring
1,200	1988	Winter
800	1988	Fall
1,500	1988	Summer
800 - 1,500	1988	Spring
800 - 1,000	1987	Summer
800 - 1,200	1987	Spring
800 - 1,500	1986	Fall
800 - 1,200	1986	Summer
800 - 2,000	1986	Spring
1,500	1985	Winter
1,200 - 1,500	1985	Fall
1,000 - 2,000	1985	Summer
800 - 2,000	1985	Spring
800 - 1,500	1984	Winter
800 - 2,000	1984	Fall
800 - 1,500	1984	Summer
800 - 1,600	1984	Spring
1,500	1983	Winter
800 - 1,200	1983	Fall
800 - 2,000	1983	Summer
800 - 1,000	1983	Spring
750 - 900	1982	Winter
800 - 1,500	1982	Summer
800 - 1,000	1982	Spring
800	1981	Winter
800	1981	Fall
800 - 2,000	1981	Summer
800	1981	Spring
800 - 1,200	1980	Fall
1,000 - 1,200	1980	Summer
800 - 2,000	1980	Spring
800 - 2,000	1979	Fall
1,000	1979	Summer
800 - 1,500	1979	Spring
800 - 1,200	1978	Fall
800 - 1,500	1978	Summer
800 - 1,500	1978	Spring
5,000	1977	Summer
2,000	1971	Summer

Eastern Shore Islands (NS027)
Number	Year	Season
10,000	1990	Fall
4,000	1990	Summer
10,000	1990	Spring

Fischot Islands (NF008)
Number	Year	Season
10,000	1995	Winter

The Cape Pine and St. Shotts Barren (NF015)
Number	Year	Season
10,000	2019	Spring

Waters of Île Patte de Lièvre (QC151)
Number	Year	Season
10,000	2017	Fall
28 - 349	1995	Spring