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Female eider plumages in the western Atlantic
The identification of the different Common Eider subspecies has attracted considerable attention in the literature, and in Europe up to four subspecies have been recorded (Northern, Dresser's, Pacific, and of course mollisima). However most of these records involve adult males and indeed females have gone forgotten. In this post the identification of female Dresser's and Northern Eiders is reviewed.