Steller's Eider (Polysticta stelleri)
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General Information
43-47 cm. Smallish marine duck with squarish head and angular bill; breeding plumage male unmistakable (in eclipse blackish with white secondary coverts); 1st winter male brown with faint suggestion of male head markings - blackish throat and collar; female red-brown with blue tertials (except 1st winter when brown) and whitish inner webs. Most female-type plumages show pale eye ring. Flight fast with rapid beats; male shows white forewing and trailing edge, female has thin white wing bar and trailing edge.
- States/US Territories in which the Steller's Eider, AK breeding pop. is known to or is believed to occur: Alaska
- US Counties in which the Steller's Eider, AK breeding pop. is known to or is believed to occur: View All
- USFWS Refuges in which the Steller's Eider, AK breeding pop. is known to occur:
Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Becharof National Wildlife Refuge, Izembek National Wildlife Refuge
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- Countries in which the the Steller's Eider, AK breeding pop. is known to occur: Russia
| Status | Date Listed | Lead Region | Where Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-06-11 | Alaska Region (Region 7) | U.S. Alaska breeding population only |
» Federal Register Documents
» Recovery
| Date | Title | Plan Action Status | Plan Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-05-30 | Steller's Eider Recovery Task List May 2007 | View Implementation Progress | Final |
| 2002-09-30 | Recovery Plan for the Alaska-Breeding Population of the Steller's Eider | View Implementation Progress | Final |
| Date | Citation Page | Title | Document Type |
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| 2002-05-28 | 67 FR 36915 | Draft Recovery Plan for the Alaska-Breeding Population of the Steller's Eider (Polysticta stelleri) |
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| 2003-04-23 | 68 FR 20020 20021 | Availability of the Recovery Plan for the Alaska-Breeding Population of the Steller's Eider (Polysticta stelleri) |
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» Critical Habitat
| Date | Citation Page | Title | Document Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-02-02 | 66 FR 8850 8884 | Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Determination of Critical Habitat for the Alaska-Breeding Population of Steller's Eider; Final Rule | Final Rule | Final designated |
| 2000-08-24 | 65 FR 51577 51578 | Extension of Comment Periods and Notice of Availability of Draft Economic Analyses on Proposed Critical Habitat Determinations for the Spectacled Eider and Steller's Eider | Proposed Rule | Not Required |
| 2000-03-13 | 65 FR 13262 13284 | Proposed Designation of Critical Habitat for the Steller's Eider | Proposed Rule | Not Required |
To learn more about critical habitat please see http://ecos.fws.gov/crithab
» Conservation Plans
No conservation plans have been created for Steller's Eider.
» Petitions
» Life History
No Life History information has been entered into this system for this species.
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