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Common Goldeneye

Bucephala clangula

Classification

Class
Aves
Family
Anatidae

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. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek boukephalos ("bullheaded", from bous, "bull" and kephale, "head"), a reference to the bulbous head shape of the bufflehead.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Netherlands · 101,898United Kingdom · 59,893Germany · 26,761France · 3,770Switzerland · 2,157Belgium · 1,033Italy · 853Spain · 241Luxembourg · 48