Common eider (woolly duck)

Japanese: ケワタガモ(毛綿鴨) - ケワタガモ(英語表記)eider
Common eider (woolly duck)
This refers to the common eider (Somateria mollissima ), the king eider ( S. spectabilis ), the spectacled eider ( S. fischeri ), and the lesser eider ( Polysticta stelleri ), all of which breed in or near the Arctic Circle.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
カモ目カモ科ケワタガモ類の総称,またはそのうちの1種を指す。この仲間にはオオケワタガモSomateria mollissima(英名common eider),ケワタガモS.spectabilis(英名king eider)(イラスト),メガネケワタガモS.fischeri(英名spectacled eider),コケワタガモPolysticta stelleri(英名Steller’s eider)の4種があり,いずれも北極圏かその近くで繁殖する。

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