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Common Eider

Somateria mollissima (Linnaeus, C 1758)

The common eider, also called St. Cuthbert's duck or Cuddy's duck, is a large sea-duck that is distributed over the northern coasts of Europe, North America and eastern Siberia. It breeds in Arctic and some northern temperate regions, but winters somewhat farther south in temperate zones, when it can form large flocks on coastal waters. It can fly at speeds up to 113 km/h (70 mph). Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Anseriformes
Family:
  Anatidae
Genus:
   Somateria
Scientific:
  Somateria mollissima

Original description

Citation:
  (Linnaeus, C 1758)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 10 1 p.124

Protonym:
  Anas mollissima

Type locality:
  northern Europe; restricted to island of Gotland by Linnaeus, 1761, Fauna Svecica, ed. 2, p. 41.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/142/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  B77377EEB852D0AF

Avibase ID:
  avibase-B77377EE

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/B77377EE

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 175155


NEAR THREATENED

Geographic range:

  • Somateria mollissima: breeds central and southern coastal Greenland, Iceland, Faroe Islands, northwestern Europe to Chukotka Peninsula (northeastern Russia), Alaska through arctic Canada to Massachusetts (northeastern USA); winters to France, Kamchatka (southeastern Russia), Aleutian Islands, and Long Island (New York)
  • Somateria mollissima mollissima: coasts of northwestern Eurasia; winters to coastal southern France
  • Somateria mollissima borealis: breeds northeastern arctic Canada, Greenland, and Iceland to Franz Josef Land; winters from Iceland and southern Greenland to the Maritime Provinces (Canada)
  • Somateria mollissima faeroeensis: Faroe Islands
  • Somateria mollissima v-nigrum: Arctic coasts of northeastern Siberia to Alaska and southern British Columbia
  • Somateria mollissima sedentaria: coasts and islands of Hudson Bay to James Bay
  • Somateria mollissima dresseri: coastal Labrador to Maine; winters to Long Island
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Source: Clements checklist
English:
Common Eider
Catalan:
Èider comú
Czech:
kajka mořská
Danish:
Ederfugl
German:
Eiderente
Spanish:
Éider Común
Spanish (Spain):
Éider común
Finnish:
haahka
French:
Eider à duvet
Croatian:
Gavka
Hungarian:
Pehelyréce
Icelandic:
Æðarfugl
Italian:
Edredone
Japanese (romaji):
honkewatagamo
Japanese:
ホンケワタガモ
Lithuanian:
Paprastoji gaga
Dutch:
Eider
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Ærfugl
Norwegian:
Ærfugl
Polish:
edredon
Portuguese:
êider
Portuguese (Portugal):
eider-comum
Russian:
Гага
Slovak:
kajka morská
Serbian:
Gavka
Swedish:
ejder
Ukrainian:
Пухівка
Chinese:
欧绒鸭
Chinese (Traditional):
歐絨鴨

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
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African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 19th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 20th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 21st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 22nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 23rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 24th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 25th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 26th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 27th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 28th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 29th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 30th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 31st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (1957):
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American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 32nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 33rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 34th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
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British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition):
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British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition, incl. Jan 2009 suppl.):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Eider à duvet ( Somateria mollissima) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
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Clements 1st edition:
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Clements, version 2021:
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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Oriental Bird Club:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Species status: full species

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Arabic: ايدر شائع
Asturian: Coríu Pina, Eider, Éider común
Azerbaijani: adi qaqa
Bashkir: гага
Belarusian: Гага звычайная, Звычайная гага
Bulgarian: Гага, Обикновена гага
Bengali: ঩াচত িআডায
Bengali (transliteration): pāti iḍāra
Breton: An eider-dum, Eider-dum
Catalan: Eider, Èider, Èider comú, Eùider
Catalan (Balears): Èider
Valencian: Eider
Montenegrin: gavka, гавка
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): гавка
Czech: kajka moøská, Kajka morská, Kajka mořská
Chuvash: гага, гагасем, гаги, тинĕс кăвакалĕ
Welsh: Hwyaden fwythblu
Danish: Edderfugl, Ederfugl
German: Eiderente
Greek: (Κοινή) Πουπουλόπαπια, Πoυπoυλόπαπια, Πουπουλόπαπια
English: American Eider, Black-throated Eider, Common Eider, Eider, Eider Duck, Greenland Eider, northern eider, Pacific Eider
English, HBW: Common Eider
English (IOC): Common Eider
English (United States): Common Eider
Esperanto: Komuna molanaso, Molanaso, Vera molanaso
Spanish: Eider, Eider Común, Éider común
Spanish (Spain): Eider Común, Éider común
Spanish (HBW): Eider común
Estonian: Hahk, harilik hahk
Basque: Eider, Èider, Eider arrunta
Finnish: Haahka
Faroese: Æða, Æðublikur
French: Eider à duvet, Eider commun
Frisian: Eider, Eider(goes)
Irish: Colc, Éadar, Lacha lochlannach
Gaelic: Colc, Lach Cholonsa, Lach Lochlannach
Galician: Éider, Èider, Éider común
Manx: Laagh Lo ghlinagh, Laagh Lo u ghlinagh, Laagh Loghlinagh, Laagh Loghlynnagh, Laagh Loughlinagh
Hebrew: אדרית שחורת כיפה, אדרית שחורת־כיפה, אדרית שחורת־כפה, אדרית שחורת-כיפה
Croatian: Gavka, Krasna gavka
Hungarian: Pehelyréce
Icelandic: Æðarfugl, Æður
Italian: Edredone, Edredone comune
Inuktitut: Amaulik, Arnaviak, Metik, Mittiq
Japanese (romaji): honkewatagamo, Hon-kewata-gamo, Honkewata-gamo
Japanese: ホンケワタガモ
Kara-Kalpak: гага
Greenlandic: Miteq siorartooq
Cornish: Hos eyder
Kirghiz: кадимки гага
Scientific: Anas mollissima, Anas mollissima, Anser lanuginosus, Somateria mollissima, Somateria mollissima mollissima
Luxembourgish: Eiderint
Lithuanian: Gaga, Paprastoji gaga
Latvian: lielā pūkpīle, Parastā pūkpīle
Macedonian: Обична гавка
Moldavian: Eider
Montagnais (Innu-aimun): tshitshue missip
Maltese: edredun
Dutch: Eider, Eidereend
Norwegian Nynorsk: Ærfugl
Norwegian: Ærfugl, É-kall
Livvi (Olonets Karelian): alli
Polish: edredon, edredon (zwyczajny), Edredon zwyczajny
Portuguese: eider, Êider, Eider-edredão
Portuguese (Portugal): Êider, eider-comum
Romansh: Anda loma
Rhaeto-Romance: Anda loma
Romanian: Eider
Russian: Obyknovennaya Gaga, Гага, Гага обыкновенная, Обыкновенная гага
Yakut: гага, улахан турукаан
Scots: Lach lochlannach, Lacha Cholonsa
Northern Sami: Hávda
Slovak: kajka morská, Kajka obyčajná
Slovenian: gaga, navadna gaga
Albanian: Pata e detit
Serbian: ajderska plovka, Gavka, sjeverna gavka, Аjдерска пловка, Ајдерска пловка, Гавка
Swedish: Ejder
Turkish: Pufla, Pufla Kazı
Tatar: гага , гади гага , диңгез үрдәге
Tuvinian: гага
Ukrainian: Гага, Звичайна гага, Пухівка , Пухівка зеленошия
Uzbek: оддий гага
Kalmyk: гаага, һоһа , оду эрән нуһсн, теңгсин булхач нуһсн
Chinese: 欧绒鸭
Chinese (Traditional): 歐絨鴨

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