Editing Spectacled eider (section)

{{Short description|Species of northern sea duck}}
{{Speciesbox
 | name              = Spectacled eider
 | image             = Spectacled Eider pair.jpg
 | image_caption     = Male (front) and female (rear)
 | status            = NT
 | status_system     = IUCN3.1
 | status_ref        = <ref name="iucn status 13 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2020 |title=''Somateria fischeri'' |volume=2020 |page=e.T22680412A180227232 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22680412A180227232.en |access-date=13 November 2021}}</ref>
 | genus             = Somateria
 | species           = fischeri
 | authority         = ([[Johann Friedrich von Brandt|Brandt]], 1847)
 | range_map         = Somateria fischeri map.svg
}}

The '''spectacled eider''' (pronounced {{IPAc-en|'|ai|.|d|@r}}) ('''''Somateria fischeri''''') is a large [[Merginae|sea duck]] that breeds on the coasts of [[Alaska]] and northeastern [[Siberia]].

The spectacled eider is slightly smaller than the [[common eider]] at {{convert|52|–|57|cm|in|round=0.5|abbr=on}} in length. The male is unmistakable with its black body, white back, and yellow-green head with the large circular white eye patches which give the species its name. The drake's call is a weak crooning, and the female's a harsh croak.

The female is a rich brown [[bird]], but can still be readily distinguished from all [[duck]]s except other [[eider]] species on size and structure. The paler goggles are visible with a reasonable view and clinch identification. Immature birds and eclipse adult drakes are similar to the female.

The binomial commemorates the German scientist [[Johann Fischer von Waldheim]].