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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.
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Learn about the Common Goldeneye, a diving duck with a distinctive white spot before its eye and a whistling flight. Find out its range, behavior, habitat, diet, nesting, and conservation status.
Common goldeneyes are diving birds that forage under water. Year-round, about 32% of their prey is crustaceans , 28% is aquatic insects and 10% is molluscs . [11] Insects are the predominant prey while nesting and crustaceans are the predominant prey during migration and winter.
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.
Learn about goldeneyes, distinctive diving ducks with golden eyes that breed in boreal forests and migrate to milder regions. Find out their appearance, diet, habitat, distribution, and more.
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.
