Barrow's Goldeneye
species of bird in the duck family (Anatidae)
Species
Least ConcernBarrow's goldeneye
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae
Habitatfreshwater
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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 species name islandica means Iceland.
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Birds described in 1789Birds of IcelandBucephala (bird)IUCN Red List least concern speciesNative birds of AlaskaNative birds of the Northwestern United StatesNative birds of Western CanadaTaxa named by Johann Friedrich GmelinTaxonbars with 30–34 taxon IDsTaxonbars with automatically added original combinations