Birds of the World

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Genus: Bucephala (3 species)


Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) Male Range: NA: subarctic wc Alaska and Canada e to e Quebec and (locally) nw, nc USA Vancouver, Canada
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Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula clangula) Male Range: NA, PAL: subarctic from Scotland and Scandinavia to Sakhalin and Kamchatka (se Russia), in s through n Kazakhstan, n Mongolia and Heilongjiang (ne China); w Alaskan mainland to Labrador and New Brunswick, in s through n tier of contiguous USA Parc Phoenix, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France
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Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) Female Range: NA, PAL: subarctic from Scotland and Scandinavia to Sakhalin and Kamchatka (se Russia), in s through n Kazakhstan, n Mongolia and Heilongjiang (ne China); w Alaskan mainland to Labrador and New Brunswick, in s through n tier of contiguous USA Loma Linda VA Hospital, California,
Photograph by Matt Grube © All Rights Reserved.

Compare to Barrow's Goldeneye.


Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica) Male Range: NA, PAL: c, sw Alaska through w Canada s to nw USA se to Oregon and Colorado; ne Quebec and sw, n Labrador; Iceland Seattle, Washington State, United States
Photograph by George Scott Photography © All Rights Reserved.

Similar to the Common Goldeneye. Note crescent-shaped white mark on face of male and shorter stubbier bill

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