Goldeneye (duck)
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| Image:Common.goldeneye.arp.750pix.jpg Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) | ||||||||||||
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B. clangula |
Goldeneye are small tree-hole nesting northern hemisphere seaducks belonging to the genus Bucephala. Their plumage is black and white, and they eat fish, crustaceans and other marine life.
The three species are
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica
- Bufflehead Bucephala albeola