Common Goldeneye

Bucephala clangula - Garrot à oeil d'or

Garrot à oeil d'or
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Anseriformes

  • Family
    :

    Anatidés

  • Genus
    :

    Bucephala

  • Species
    :

    clangula

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 50 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 63 à 75 cm.
  • Weight
    : 500 à 800 g
Longevity

17 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Garrot à oeil d'or
♂ adult plum. breeding
Garrot à oeil d'or
♀ adult

Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) is a species of bird in the Anatidae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

  • Bucephala clangula clangula (n Eurasia)
  • Bucephala clangula americana (n North America)

Foreign names

  • Garrot à oeil d'or,
  • Porrón osculado,
  • olho-dourado-comum,
  • Schellente,
  • kerceréce,
  • Brilduiker,
  • Quattrocchi,
  • knipa,
  • Kvinand,
  • hlaholka severská,
  • hohol severní,
  • Hvinand,
  • telkkä,
  • morell d'ulls grocs,
  • Hvinönd,
  • gągoł,
  • gaigala,
  • zvonec,
  • Гоголь,
  • ホオジロガモ,
  • 鹊鸭,
  • 普通鵲鴨,

Voice song and cries

Garrot à oeil d'or
♂ adult plum. breeding

Habitat

Garrot à oeil d'or
♀ adult

Forest : Boreal ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) ; Marine Neritic : Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged), Estuaries

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

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published: - Updated: 05-12-2004
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