Common Goldeneye

Male is distinguished by its glossy green head and white patch below its eye. Mottled gray female has a tawny head.

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Common Name

Common Goldeneye

Comments

Nests in tree cavities. The male of the similar Barrow’s goldeneye (B. islandica) has a dark purplish head and a white crescent below its eye.

Scientific Name

Bucephala clangula

Habitat

Lakes and ponds in summers, southern coastal waters in winter.

Size

To 20 in. (50 cm)