#0815 · 🐦 birds

Bufflehead

🇳🇱 Buffelkopeend ·Bucephala albeola

LCleast concern 🐦 Birds 📍 in the Netherlands

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what is it?

The bufflehead ( Bucephala albeola ) is a small sea duck of the genus Bucephala , the goldeneyes. This species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae as Anas albeola .

base stats

NL sightings 19iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 98,959iNaturalist observations
weight 481 gadult, up to
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

Spotted 19 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
98,959 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Weighs only about 481 g.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).

fact sheet

English: Bufflehead
Nederlands: Buffelkopeend
scientific name: Bucephala albeola
class: Aves
order: Anseriformes
family: Anatidae
IUCN Red List: LC · least concern
sightings in NL: 19
sightings in Europe: 72
sightings worldwide: 98,959
GBIF records in NL: 10,868
weight: 481 g
length: —
lifespan: —
named: 1758

IUCN in Dutch: niet bedreigd. Blank means the sources don't say.

relatives· Anatidae

Sources: iNaturalist taxon 6993, Wikidata Q576762, GBIF 2498329, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.