Common Goldeneye
(Bucephala clangula)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Ecology • Distribution • Taxonomy
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| IUCN Red List | LC - Least Concern |
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| NatureServe | N5B, N5N - Secure Breeding and Nonbreeding SNRB, SNRM - Unranked Breeding and Migrant |
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| Minnesota | not listed |
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Description |
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Size |
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16″ to 20″ in length 26″ wingspan |
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Habitat |
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Breeding: Marshes, ponds, lakes, rivers Migration: Open water of lakes, large ponds, and rivers |
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Ecology |
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Migration |
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Late February to late May and early October to mid-December |
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Distribution |
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Occurrence |
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Common migrant and breeder |
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The Minnesota Ornithologists’ Union All Seasons Species Occurrence Map |
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Taxonomy |
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| Class | Aves (birds) | ||
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Anseriformes (waterfowl) | ||
Family |
Anatidae (ducks, geese, and swans) | ||
Subfamily |
Anatinae (dabbling ducks) | ||
Genus |
Bucephala (goldeneyes and bufflehead) | ||
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| Common Goldeneye Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren |
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| Common Goldeneye Ed McVicker |
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| Common Goldeneye JMC Nature Photos |
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| Common Goldeneye - Bucephala clangula Aflightoffeathers |
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Uploaded on Jan 31, 2010 These Common Goldeneye ducks are wintering in Lake Ontario. Around late March to early April they will begin returning to their northern Breeding grounds across Canada and Alaska. Common Goldeneye's can also be found in northern Europe and Asia. |
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| Knipor (Bucephala clangula) Goldeneye Lars-Äke Theorin |
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Uploaded on Apr 28, 2011 Knipor i Vallentunasjön i april 2011 |
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| KNIPA Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) Klipp - 316 AROSFILM |
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Uploaded on Apr 6, 2011 Knipa. Fläcksjön i Västmanland Mars 2011, Common Goldeneye in Sweden, AROS FILM Fotograf: Gunnar Fernqvist. |
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| Common Goldeneye Courting slpatt |
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Uploaded on Feb 23, 2011 Two pairs of Common Goldeneye on Shoreline Lake, Mountain View, CA, Feb. 23, 2011, exhibiting courting behavior. Listen carefully (ignoring the wind noise) throughout to hear the various sounds accompanying the behavior, although it's particularly pronounced in the first 15 seconds and at 1:25. |
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| ホオジロガモ Common Goldeneye Birdlover.jp |
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Published on Jan 7, 2014 ホオジロガモ動画 |
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| Terry O'Brien 1/28/2022 |
Location: Grand Marais harbor small flock |
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| David Brown 2/17/2019 |
Location: Wild River State Park 4-5 on the St Croix River, near the former dam. |
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| Ramona Abrego 4/26/2015 |
Location: Northwestern shore of Gunflint Lake, Grand Marais |
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