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These distinctively shaped, large-headed ducks dive for their food, eating mostly aquatic invertebrates and fish. They nest in tree cavities in the boreal forest of Canada and Alaska; look for them on large rivers, lakes, and Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf coasts in winter.
Murals, Art, and Culture. Artists throughout history and across the U.S. have captured this bird in murals, books, and museum hangings. See what they’ve done: Audubon. This is by far the more numerous of the two goldeneye species, often seen in small flocks, sometimes in large concentrations.
These distinctively shaped, large-headed ducks dive for their food, eating mostly aquatic invertebrates and fish. They nest in tree cavities in the boreal forest of Canada and Alaska; look for them on large rivers, lakes, and Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf coasts in winter.
Bucephala clangula Pair Female goldeneye with chicks. 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.
Species. References. External links. Goldeneye (duck) Bucephala is a genus of diving ducks found in the Northern Hemisphere. Taxonomy. The genus Bucephala was introduced in 1858 by American naturalist Spencer Baird with the bufflehead as the type species.
The Goldeneye is a medium sized diving duck. Males look black and white with a greenish black head and a circular white patch in front of the yellow eye. Females are smaller, and are mottled grey with a chocolate brown head. In flight, birds show a large area of white on the inner wing.
A striking medium-sized duck. Widespread across much of North America, Europe, and Asia, where it is found in a variety of wetland habitats. Breeds on lakes, ponds, and marshes, and winters on inland lakes and rivers or coastal bays and nearshore waters.
Common Goldeneyes are compact, fast-flying ducks that reach speeds of over 40 miles an hour. In flight their wings make a distinctive whistling noise. Unlike many diving ducks, they only need to run or “patter” a short 3 to 6 feet across the water before taking off.
Goldeneyes are cavity-nesting ducks and generally require forested habitat with mature trees (deciduous or coniferous) that offer suitable nesting cavities. During migration, goldeneyes stop on large lakes and rivers to feed while they move between breeding and wintering habitats.
Goldeneye. Bucephala clangula (Linnaeus, 1758) GN GOLDE 2180. Family: Anseriformes > Anatidae. This striking duck, with its piercing eye and large rounded head, was first recorded nesting here in the 1970s, since when a relatively small but expanding breeding population has become established.
