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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.
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 ...
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.
Duck Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) Scientific classification; Domain: Eukaryota: Kingdom: ... Duck is the common name for numerous species of waterfowl in the family ...
Clangula, long-tailed duck (1 species) Bucephala, goldeneyes (3 species) Mergellus, smew; Lophodytes, hooded merganser; Mergus, mergansers (4 living species, 1 extinct). Tribe: Oxyurini, stiff-tail ducks (a small group of 3–4 genera, 2–3 of them monotypic, with 7–8 living species) Oxyura, stiff-tailed ducks (5 living species)
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
Genus Bucephala - goldeneyes; Genus Cairina - Muscovy duck and white-winged duck (traditionally dabbling ducks, but may be paraphyletic) Genus Callonetta - ringed teal (dabbling ducks or Tadorninae?) Genus Cereopsis - Cape Barren goose (Anserinae, Tadorninae, or own subfamily?) Genus Chenonetta - maned duck (dabbling