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The common goldeneye or simply goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) is a medium-sized sea duck of the genus Bucephala, the goldeneyes. Its closest relative is the similar Barrow's goldeneye . [ 2 ] The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek boukephalos ("bullheaded", from bous , "bull " and kephale , "head"), a reference to the bulbous head ...
Goldeneye. Known fossil taxa are: Bucephala cereti (Sajóvölgyi Middle Miocene of Mátraszõlõs, Hungary - Late Pliocene of Chilhac, France) Bucephala ossivalis (Late Miocene/Early Pliocene of Bone Valley, United States), which was very similar to the common goldeneye and may even have been a paleosubspecies or direct ancestor
Barrow's goldeneye (Bucephala islandica) is a medium-sized sea duck of the genus Bucephala, the goldeneyes. This bird was named after Sir John Barrow . The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek boukephalos , "bullheaded", from bous , "bull" and kephale , "head", a reference to the bulbous head shape of the bufflehead .
Common scoter: Melanitta nigra (Linnaeus, 1758) 153 Black scoter: Melanitta americana (Swainson, 1832) 154 Long-tailed duck: Clangula hyemalis (Linnaeus, 1758) 155 Bufflehead: Bucephala albeola (Linnaeus, 1758) 156 Common goldeneye: Bucephala clangula (Linnaeus, 1758) 157 Barrow's goldeneye: Bucephala islandica (Gmelin, JF, 1789) 158 Smew ...
Common goldeneye, Bucephala clangula (U) Barrow's goldeneye, Bucephala islandica (U) Hooded merganser, Lophodytes cucullatus (U) Common merganser, Mergus merganser; Red-breasted merganser, Mergus serrator; Ruddy duck, Oxyura jamaicensis (O)
Common nighthawk. Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Caprimulgidae. Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal birds that usually nest on the ground. They have long wings, short legs, and very short bills. Most have small feet, of little use for walking, and long pointed wings. Their soft plumage is cryptically colored to resemble bark or leaves.
This is a comprehensive listing of the bird species recorded in Grand Canyon National Park, which is in the U.S. state of Arizona.This list is based on one published by the National Park Service (NPS) in April 2019.
The boreal forest or taiga of the North American continent stretches through a majority of Canada and most of central Alaska, extending spottily into the beginning of the Rocky Mountain range in Northern Montana and into New England and the Adirondack Mountains of New York.