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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An adult male swimming. Locality Habomai Port, Nemuro Peninsula, Hokkaido, Japan (ssp clangula)
Josep del Hoyo 6 February 2010 2 years ago 33 sec 4.1 -
A male bathing Locality Wigeon House, Dunkirk, Nottinghamshire, England, Great Britain (ssp clangula)
Josep del Hoyo 29 October 2005 7 years ago 42 sec 4 -
A male preening itself. Locality Shoreline Lake, Shoreline Park, Mountain View, Santa Clara County, California, USA (United States) (ssp americana)
Cagan H Sekercioglu 10 years ago 40 sec 3.9 -
courtship display Locality Vossemeer, Dronten, Flevoland Province, Netherlands (ssp clangula)
Daniêl Jimenez 7 March 2012 1 year ago 1 min 17 sec 3.8 -
Several birds swimming an diving. Locality Vippetangen, Oslo & Akershus, Norway (ssp clangula)
Eric Roualet 17 November 2007 2 years ago 29 sec 3.8 -
A flock swimming then taking off Locality Vippetangen, Oslo & Akershus, Norway (ssp clangula)
Eric Roualet 31 December 2005 2 years ago 20 sec 3.8
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Female swimming in front of hide
Locality Starrevaart Bird Lake, South Holland Province, Netherlands
Rob Belterman 14 January 2012 1 year ago 3.9 -
Am immature male swimming.
Locality Toronto, Ontario, Canada (ssp americana)
David Beadle 26 January 2013 20 weeks ago 3.9 -
An adult male swimming.
Locality Toronto, Ontario, Canada (ssp americana)
David Beadle 26 January 2013 20 weeks ago 3.9 -
Resting on rock.
Locality Ystad, Skane County, Sweden (ssp clangula)
Jonn Leffmann 3 June 2009 4 years ago 3.8 -
A male
Locality Rügen Island, Rügen District, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany (ssp clangula)
Susanne Rintelen 7 March 2010 3 years ago 3.8 -
Notice bright yellow eye, large round white spot on face and extensive white shoulder feathers. Bird, D. (2013). "Birds of Weste
Locality Bow River Pathway, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Rafael Sibrian 27 March 2013 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3.7
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Calls of a drake Locality Pensthorpe Waterfowl Park, Fakenham, Norfolk, England, Great Britain
Stuart Fisher 2 May 2001 3 years ago 3
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