#1126 · 🐦 birds

Barrow's Goldeneye

🇳🇱 IJslandse Brilduiker ·Bucephala islandica

LCleast concern 🐦 Birds 📍 in Europe, not in NL

9 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

what is it?

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.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 15,409iNaturalist observations
weight 1.1 kgadult, 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

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
15,409 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Weighs up to about 1.1 kg.
Scientifically named by Johann Friedrich Gmelin in 1789 (237 years ago).