Common goldeneye: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the common goldeneye lives – recorded in 47 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Bucephala clangula
Group	Ducks, geese & swans
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	47 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe, North America
Mass	1 kg (male organism, adult weight); 800 g (female organism, adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Anseriformes
Family	Anatidae

Where does the common goldeneye live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the common goldeneye in 47 countries and territories across Asia, Europe and North America. Wikidata gives its range as: Nanling Mountains.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a common goldeneye?

Wikidata records the following for the common goldeneye: mass 1 kg (male organism, adult weight); 800 g (female organism, adult weight).

Is the common goldeneye endangered?

The common goldeneye’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the common goldeneye?

The common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) is a bird in the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae, genus Bucephala. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the common goldeneye

The common goldeneye or simply goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) is a medium-sized sea duck of the genus Bucephala, the goldeneyes. Its closest relative is the similar Barrow's goldeneye. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek boukephalos ("bullheaded", from bous, "bull" and kephale, "head"), a reference to the bulbous head shape of the bufflehead. The species name is derived from the Latin clangere ("to resound").

Common goldeneyes are aggressive and territorial ducks, and have elaborate courtship displays.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Common goldeneye (revision 1374022294), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q29865 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).