Bucephala (Goldeneyes and Bufflehead)

Species in this group

LC

Bucephala albeola

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

LC

Bucephala clangula

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

LC

Bucephala islandica

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Goldeneyes and Bufflehead

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 57 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 3	~80%
	Bufflehead			~50%
	Common Goldeneye			~50%
	Barrow's Goldeneye			~10%
2	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 3	~50%
	Common Goldeneye			~30%
	Bufflehead			~30%
3	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 3	~50%
	Barrow's Goldeneye			~30%
	Bufflehead			~20%
	Common Goldeneye			~10%
4	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 3	~50%
	Barrow's Goldeneye			~30%
	Bufflehead			~20%
	Common Goldeneye			<5%
5	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 3	~40%
	Barrow's Goldeneye			~20%
	Bufflehead			~10%
	Common Goldeneye			~10%
6	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 3	~40%
	Bufflehead			~20%
	Common Goldeneye			~20%
	Barrow's Goldeneye			~10%
7	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 3	~40%
	Common Goldeneye			~20%
	Barrow's Goldeneye			~10%
	Bufflehead			<5%
8	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~40%
	Common Goldeneye			~30%
	Bufflehead			<5%
9	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 3	~30%
	Common Goldeneye			~30%
10	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~30%
	Bufflehead			~30%
	Common Goldeneye			<5%
11	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 3	~30%
	Barrow's Goldeneye			~10%
	Bufflehead			~10%
	Common Goldeneye			<5%
12	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~20%
	Common Goldeneye			~20%
	Bufflehead			<5%
13	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 3	~20%
	Barrow's Goldeneye			~10%
	Common Goldeneye			~10%
	Bufflehead			~10%
14	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 3	~20%
	Bufflehead			~20%
	Common Goldeneye			~10%
	Barrow's Goldeneye			<5%
15	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 3	~20%
	Barrow's Goldeneye			~20%
	Bufflehead			<5%
	Common Goldeneye			<5%
16	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 3	~20%
	Bufflehead			~20%
	Common Goldeneye			<5%
	Barrow's Goldeneye			<5%
17	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 3	~20%
	Bufflehead			~10%
	Common Goldeneye			~10%
	Barrow's Goldeneye			<5%
18	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 3	~20%
	Common Goldeneye			~10%
	Bufflehead			<5%
	Barrow's Goldeneye			<5%
19	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 3	~20%
	Bufflehead			~10%
	Common Goldeneye			~10%
	Barrow's Goldeneye			<5%
20	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 3	~20%
	Common Goldeneye			~20%
21	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 3	~20%
	Bufflehead			~10%
	Common Goldeneye			~10%
22	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 3	~20%
	Bufflehead			~10%
	Barrow's Goldeneye			~10%
	Common Goldeneye			<5%
23	Padre Island National Seashore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~20%
	Bufflehead			~20%
24	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Goldeneye			~10%
25	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 3	~10%
	Bufflehead			~10%
	Common Goldeneye			<5%
	Barrow's Goldeneye			<5%
26	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 3	~10%
	Bufflehead			~10%
	Common Goldeneye			<5%
27	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Goldeneye			~10%
28	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	2 of 3	~10%
	Barrow's Goldeneye			~10%
	Common Goldeneye			<5%
29	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Goldeneye			~10%
30	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~10%
	Common Goldeneye			<5%
	Bufflehead			<5%
31	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~10%
	Bufflehead			<5%
	Common Goldeneye			<5%
32	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Goldeneye			~10%
33	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 3	~10%
	Common Goldeneye			<5%
	Bufflehead			<5%
	Barrow's Goldeneye			<5%
34	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Goldeneye			~10%
35	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Goldeneye			~10%
36	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	<5%
	Common Goldeneye			<5%
	Bufflehead			<5%
37	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 3	<5%
	Common Goldeneye			<5%
38	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 3	<5%
	Common Goldeneye			<5%
39	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	<5%
	Bufflehead			<5%
	Common Goldeneye			<5%
40	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 3	<5%
	Common Goldeneye			<5%
41	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 3	<5%
	Bufflehead			<5%
42	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 3	<5%
	Common Goldeneye			<5%
43	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Barrow's Goldeneye			<5%
44	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Bufflehead			<5%
45	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Bufflehead			<5%
46	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 3	<5%
	Common Goldeneye			<5%
47	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Bufflehead			<5%
48	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 3	<5%
	Bufflehead			<5%
49	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Bufflehead			<5%
50	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Bufflehead			<5%
51	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Bufflehead			<5%
52	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Bufflehead			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 3	~70%
	Common Goldeneye			~50%
	Bufflehead			~30%
	Barrow's Goldeneye			~10%
2	Anchorage	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 3	~40%
	Common Goldeneye			~30%
	Bufflehead			~20%
	Barrow's Goldeneye			~10%
3	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 3	~40%
	Bufflehead			~30%
	Common Goldeneye			~10%
	Barrow's Goldeneye			~10%
4	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 3	~40%
	Bufflehead			~20%
	Common Goldeneye			~10%
	Barrow's Goldeneye			~10%
5	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	1 of 3	~40%
	Common Goldeneye			~40%
6	Edmonton	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 3	~40%
	Common Goldeneye			~30%
	Bufflehead			<5%
	Barrow's Goldeneye			<5%
7	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 3	~40%
	Bufflehead			~20%
	Common Goldeneye			~20%
	Barrow's Goldeneye			<5%
8	Lanzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 3	~40%
	Common Goldeneye			~40%
9	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 3	~30%
	Common Goldeneye			~20%
	Bufflehead			~20%
	Barrow's Goldeneye			<5%
10	Ciudad Juárez	🇲🇽 México	1 of 3	~30%
	Bufflehead			~30%
11	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 3	~30%
	Bufflehead			~20%
	Common Goldeneye			~10%
12	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 3	~30%
	Bufflehead			~20%
	Common Goldeneye			~10%
	Barrow's Goldeneye			<5%
13	Stockholm	🇸🇪 Sweden	1 of 3	~20%
	Common Goldeneye			~20%
14	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 3	~20%
	Common Goldeneye			~10%
	Barrow's Goldeneye			~10%
	Bufflehead			<5%
15	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 3	~20%
	Bufflehead			~20%
	Common Goldeneye			<5%
	Barrow's Goldeneye			<5%
16	Nizhny Novgorod	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 3	~20%
	Common Goldeneye			~20%
17	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 3	~20%
	Bufflehead			~10%
	Common Goldeneye			<5%
	Barrow's Goldeneye			<5%
18	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~20%
	Bufflehead			~20%
	Common Goldeneye			<5%
19	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 3	~20%
	Common Goldeneye			~20%
20	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 3	~10%
	Bufflehead			~10%
	Common Goldeneye			<5%
	Barrow's Goldeneye			<5%
21	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~10%
	Bufflehead			~10%
	Common Goldeneye			<5%
22	Kazan	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Goldeneye			~10%
23	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 3	~10%
	Common Goldeneye			~10%
	Bufflehead			<5%
	Barrow's Goldeneye			<5%
24	Minsk	🇧🇾 Belarus	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Goldeneye			~10%
25	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~10%
	Common Goldeneye			~10%
	Bufflehead			<5%
26	Novosibirsk	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Goldeneye			~10%
27	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Goldeneye			~10%
28	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~10%
	Bufflehead			~10%
	Common Goldeneye			<5%
29	San Luis Potosí	🇲🇽 México	1 of 3	~10%
	Bufflehead			~10%
30	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Goldeneye			~10%
31	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~10%
	Bufflehead			~10%
	Common Goldeneye			<5%
32	Las Vegas	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~10%
	Bufflehead			~10%
	Common Goldeneye			<5%
33	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~10%
	Bufflehead			~10%
	Common Goldeneye			<5%
34	León	🇲🇽 México	1 of 3	~10%
	Bufflehead			~10%
35	Dalian	🇨🇳 China	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Goldeneye			~10%
36	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Goldeneye			~10%
37	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Goldeneye			~10%
38	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Goldeneye			~10%
39	Saint Petersburg	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Goldeneye			~10%
40	Beijing	🇨🇳 China	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Goldeneye			~10%
41	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~10%
	Bufflehead			~10%
	Common Goldeneye			<5%
42	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Goldeneye			~10%
43	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 3	<5%
	Common Goldeneye			<5%
44	Wuhan	🇨🇳 China	1 of 3	<5%
	Common Goldeneye			<5%
45	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	<5%
	Bufflehead			<5%
	Common Goldeneye			<5%
46	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	<5%
	Bufflehead			<5%
	Common Goldeneye			<5%
47	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	<5%
	Bufflehead			<5%
	Common Goldeneye			<5%
48	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 3	<5%
	Common Goldeneye			<5%
49	Shenyang	🇨🇳 China	1 of 3	<5%
	Common Goldeneye			<5%
50	Bucharest	🇷🇴 Romania	1 of 3	<5%
	Common Goldeneye			<5%
51	Leeds	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 3	<5%
	Common Goldeneye			<5%
52	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	<5%
	Bufflehead			<5%
	Common Goldeneye			<5%
53	Yekaterinburg	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 3	<5%
	Common Goldeneye			<5%
54	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 3	<5%
	Common Goldeneye			<5%
55	Dublin	🇮🇪 Ireland	1 of 3	<5%
	Common Goldeneye			<5%
56	Sendai	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 3	<5%
	Common Goldeneye			<5%
57	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	1 of 3	<5%
	Common Goldeneye			<5%
58	Nagoya	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 3	<5%
	Common Goldeneye			<5%
59	Istanbul	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 3	<5%
	Common Goldeneye			<5%
60	Tokyo	🇯🇵 Japan	2 of 3	<5%
	Common Goldeneye			<5%
	Bufflehead			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Disney's Animal Kingdom	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	Busch Gardens Tampa	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
3	San Diego Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
4	National Zoological Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
5	Basel Zoo	🇨🇭 Switzerland	In captivity
6	Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
7	Zürich Zoo	🇨🇭 Switzerland	In captivity
8	Walsrode World Bird Park	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
9	Ecomuseum Zoo	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
10	Lusen National Park Centre	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
11	Bronx Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
12	Milwaukee County Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
13	Slimbridge Wetland Centre	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
14	Antalya Zoo	🇹🇷 Türkiye	In captivity
15	Hellabrunn Zoo	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
16	Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
17	Saint Louis Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
18	Berlin Zoological Garden	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
19	Woodland Park Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
20	Franklin Park Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
21	Fort Worth Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
22	Oregon Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
23	Wilhelma	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
24	Centro Cicogne e Anatidi	🇮🇹 Italy	In captivity
25	Karlsruhe Zoo	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
26	Tierpark Hagenbeck	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
27	Cologne Zoological Garden	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
28	Akron Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
29	Rosamond Gifford Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
30	Cleres Zoological Park	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
31	Lincoln Park Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
32	Valencia Bioparc	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
33	Biotropica	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
34	Wildpark Assling	🇦🇹 Austria	In captivity
35	Inokashira Park Zoo	🇯🇵 Japan	In captivity
36	Queens Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
37	Tierpark Lange Erlen	🇨🇭 Switzerland	In captivity
38	Zoologischer Garten Halle	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
39	Stone Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
40	Salisbury Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
41	Alpenzoo Innsbruck	🇦🇹 Austria	In captivity
42	Staten Island Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
43	Tracy Aviary	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
44	Cosley Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
45	Aquarium of the Pacific	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
46	Monterey Bay Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
47	National Aviary	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
48	Storchenstation	🇨🇭 Switzerland	In captivity
49	Aquarium Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
50	Storchenpark	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity

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Goldeneyes and Bufflehead

Species in this group

Bufflehead

Common Goldeneye

Barrow's Goldeneye

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Goldeneyes and Bufflehead

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found