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Bucephala may refer to: Bucephala, the goldeneye, a duck genus; Bucephala is the name of at least two cities: Bucephala, or Alexandria Bucephalus, a city in Punjab founded by Alexander the Great and named in honor of his horse, Bucephalus; Bucephala Acra, a city located on a promontory near Troezen in the Argolid
The bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) is a small sea duck of the genus Bucephala, the goldeneyes. It breeds in Alaska and Canada and migrates in winter to southern North America. This species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae as Anas albeola.
Barrow's goldeneye (Bucephala islandica) is a medium-sized sea duck of the genus Bucephala, the goldeneyes.This bird was named after Sir John Barrow.The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek boukephalos, "bullheaded", from bous, "bull" and kephale, "head", a reference to the bulbous head shape of the bufflehead.
The genus Bucephala was introduced in 1858 by American naturalist Spencer Baird with the bufflehead as the type species. [1] [2] The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek βουκέφαλος bouképhalos, meaning ' bullheaded ', from boûs ' bull ', and kephalḗ, ' head ', a reference to the crest of the bufflehead making its head look large.
Bucephalidae is a family of trematodes that parasitize fish.They lack suckers, having instead a muscular organ called a "rhynchus" at the front end which they use to attach to their hosts.
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 . [ 2 ] The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek boukephalos ("bullheaded", from bous , "bull " and kephale , "head"), a reference to the bulbous head ...
Acrida cinerea, sometimes called the Oriental longheaded grasshopper/locust [1] or the Chinese grasshopper [2] though this name is also applied to Oxya chinensis, [citation needed] is a member of the Acrididae family.
Family: Anatidae Fulvous whistling-duck, Dendrocygna bicolor – r; Lesser whistling-duck, Dendrocygna javanica – R; White-headed duck, Oxyura leucocephala – E V; Mute swan, Cygnus olor – V