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Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Barrow's GoldeneyeBucephala islandica
BuffleheadBucephala albeola
Common MerganserMergus merganser
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
Common PochardAythya ferina
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| New York | 390,932 |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 51,414 |
| New Hampshire | 50,903 |
| Missouri | 48,417 |
| Indiana | 45,376 |
| Connecticut | 41,046 |
| Virginia | 39,694 |
| Pennsylvania | 38,298 |
| United States | 35,153 |
| Texas | 33,109 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Behavioral
- MigratoryTravels long distances seasonallyFrom its classification
Group and habits
- Cup nestingListed by a harvested source as building cup nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Invertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating invertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Cavity nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in cavities.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Brood-parasite hostListed by a harvested source as a host of brood parasites.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Waterfowl · Anseriformes |
| Family | Ducks, Geese, and Swans · Anatidae |
| Genus | Goldeneyes and Bufflehead · Bucephala |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of British Columbia, Canada
- Birds of Centre Wellington, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of Gallatin County, Montana, United States
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of Pennsylvania (Alkas)
- Birds of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Birds of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Common Goldeneye with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.