Eider Duck
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- This article is about a fictional character; for information on real eider ducks, see Eider and Common Eider.
Eider Duck is a fictional duck published in Walt Disney's comic books, and is the uncle of Donald Duck.
Eider was first mentioned in August 1944 in the story "The Fighting Falcon" by Carl Barks. In this story, Donald receives a falcon as a present by his uncle Eider who does not live in Duckburg. Barks never mentioned Eider again but Don Rosa decided to include him in his Duck Family Tree.
According to Rosa, Eider is the son of Humperdink Duck and Elvira Coot. Eider worked on his parents' farm until at least 1902. He later married Lulubelle Loon and became the father of two sons:
It is presumed that he was a falcon trainer. It is unknown when (per Don Rosa's timeline) exactly he died.it:Eider Duck