Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) - HBW 1, p. 623
French: Garrot à oeil d'or
German: Schellente
Spanish: Porrón Osculado
Other common names: Goldeneye, Whistler
Taxonomy: Anas Clangula Linnaeus, 1758, Europe.
Sometimes placed in genus Glaucionetta. Infrequent hybridization with B. islandica in the wild. Validity of subspecies has been questioned. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- clangula (Linnaeus, 1758) - N and C Europe, Asia E through USSR and N Mongolia to Kamchatka.
- americana (Bonaparte, 1838) - Alaska to Labrador.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Male courtship display Locality Ostensjovannet, Oslo, Oslo & Akershus, Norway (ssp clangula)
Per Johan 17 March 2007 1 year ago 1 min 39 sec 4.9 -
Pair copulating extreme close-up Locality Ostensjovannet, Oslo, Oslo & Akershus, Norway (ssp clangula)
Per Johan 5 April 2009 1 year ago 1 min 46 sec 4.8 -
A chick on the lake´s border Locality Helsinki, Southern Finland Province, Finland (ssp clangula)
Javier Ortas 28 July 2010 1 year ago 31 sec 4.3 -
An adult male swimming and looking around. Locality Habomai Port, Nemuro Peninsula, Hokkaido, Japan (ssp clangula)
Josep del Hoyo 6 February 2010 1 year ago 20 sec 4.1 -
An adult male swimming. Locality Habomai Port, Nemuro Peninsula, Hokkaido, Japan (ssp clangula)
Josep del Hoyo 6 February 2010 1 year ago 33 sec 4.1 -
A male bathing Locality Wigeon House, Dunkirk, Nottinghamshire, England, Great Britain (ssp clangula)
Josep del Hoyo 29 October 2005 6 years ago 42 sec 4
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adult male
Locality Lake Furen, Hokkaido, Japan (ssp clangula)
AurélienAudevard 11 February 2010 2 years ago 4 -
Male in breeding mood
Locality Starrevaart Bird Lake, South Holland Province, Netherlands
Rob Belterman 14 January 2012 19 weeks ago 3.9 -
Female swimming in front of hide
Locality Starrevaart Bird Lake, South Holland Province, Netherlands
Rob Belterman 14 January 2012 19 weeks ago 3.9 -
Resting on rock.
Locality Ystad, Skane County, Sweden (ssp clangula)
Jonn Leffmann 3 June 2009 2 years ago 3.8 -
A male
Locality Rügen Island, Rügen District, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany (ssp clangula)
Susanne Rintelen 7 March 2010 2 years ago 3.8 -
One male adult on water
Locality Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
Rémi Bigonneau 27 January 2012 17 weeks ago 3.7
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Calls of a drake Locality Pensthorpe Waterfowl Park, Fakenham, Norfolk, England, Great Britain
Stuart Fisher 2 May 2001 2 years ago 3
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