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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
Common Goldeneye. Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but the eyes of the common goldeneye can't be ignored. As their name indicates, these birds have bright yellow to golden colored eyes ...
Black-bellied whistling duck: Dendrocygna autumnalis (Linnaeus, 1758) 2 Spotted whistling duck: Dendrocygna guttata Schlegel, 1866: 3 West Indian whistling duck: Dendrocygna arborea (Linnaeus, 1758) 4 Fulvous whistling duck: Dendrocygna bicolor (Vieillot, 1816) 5 Plumed whistling duck: Dendrocygna eytoni (Eyton, 1838) 6 Wandering whistling duck
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.
Goldeneye (duck) B. Barrow's goldeneye; Bufflehead; C. Common goldeneye This page was last edited on 3 September 2023, at 19:22 (UTC). Text is ...
Harlequin duck, Histrionicus histrionicus (A) Surf scoter, Melanitta perspicillata (R) White-winged scoter, Melanitta deglandi (R) Black scoter, Melanitta americana (O) Long-tailed duck, Clangula hyemalis (R) Bufflehead, Bucephala albeola; Common goldeneye, Bucephala clangula; Barrow's goldeneye, Bucephala islandica; Hooded merganser ...
Harlequin duck, Histrionicus histrionicus; Surf scoter, Melanitta perspicillata; White-winged scoter, Melanitta deglandi (U) Black scoter, Melanitta americana (NC) Long-tailed duck, Clangula hyemalis (U) Bufflehead, Bucephala albeola; Common goldeneye, Bucephala clangula (U) Barrow's goldeneye, Bucephala islandica (U) Hooded merganser ...