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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 ...
Goldeneye. Known fossil taxa are: Bucephala cereti (Sajóvölgyi Middle Miocene of Mátraszõlõs, Hungary - Late Pliocene of Chilhac, France) Bucephala ossivalis (Late Miocene/Early Pliocene of Bone Valley, United States), which was very similar to the common goldeneye and may even have been a paleosubspecies or direct ancestor
Harlequin duck, Histrionicus histrionicus; Surf scoter, Melanitta perspicillata; White-winged scoter, Melanitta deglandi (U) Black scoter, Melanitta americana (NC) Long-tailed duck, Clangula hyemalis (U) Bufflehead, Bucephala albeola; Common goldeneye, Bucephala clangula (U) Barrow's goldeneye, Bucephala islandica (U) Hooded merganser ...
It depicts a pair of common goldeneye ducks at the moment they are hit by a hunter's shotgun blast as they attempt to take flight. Completed less than two years before his death, it was Homer's last great painting, [ 1 ] and has been the subject of a variety of interpretations regarding its origin, composition and meaning.
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.
Greater white-fronted goose Trumpeter swan Blue-winged teal Common goldeneye The family Anatidae includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swans. These birds are adapted to an aquatic existence with webbed feet, bills which are flattened to a greater or lesser extent, and feathers that are excellent at shedding water ...
A male Pine Grosbeak enjoying the December sun. It is an infrequent winter visitor in central Montana, but this year 39 were counted in Cascade County during the annual Christmas Bird Count
Ring-necked duck, Aythya collaris (NC) Harlequin duck, Histrionicus histrionicus; Bufflehead, Bucephala albeola (U) Common goldeneye, Bucephala clangula (Unk) Barrow's goldeneye, Bucephala islandica; Hooded merganser, Lophodytes cucullatus (Unk) Common merganser, Mergus merganser (R)