Bucephala islandica

IUCN

Alias：Bucephala islandica，Barrow’s Goldeneye

Basic Information

Scientific classification

name：Bucephala islandica
Aliases：Bucephala islandica，Barrow’s Goldeneye
Outline：Waterfowl
Family：

Vital signs

length：42-53cm
Weight：800-1100g
lifetime：No textual research information is available

Feature

The name comes from the namer, Sir Barrow

Details

Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica) is a medium-sized water duck.

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Native to North America and Iceland, it is a rare traveler bird in Europe and is closely related to the magpie duck in Europe. Usually cohabitate on a lake rich in insects as well as mollusks and crustaceans. In winter move to non-frozen lakes and rivers.

Magpie ducks dive for food. The main food is insects and their larvae, worms, crustaceans, mollusks, small fish, frogs, tadpoles and other available freshwater and saltwater aquatic animals.

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The Butterpie duck breeds and habitats in woodland, mainly in lakes and ponds in northwestern North America. There are scattered populations of ducks in eastern Canada and Iceland. Also known as husond (domestic duck) in Iceland, it is a common species found on Lake Myvatn in the north of the country. He builds his nest in holes in the trees and in holes in the ground.

Listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) for 2020 ver 3.1 - Not Threatened (LC).

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Location

It is found in North America, including the United States, Canada, Greenland, Bermuda, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, and in Mexico in the transition zone between North and Central America. Eurasia and northern Africa, including the whole of Europe, Africa north of the Tropic of Cancer, the Arabian Peninsula, and Asia north of the Himalayas - Hengduan Mountains - Minshan Mountains - Qinling Mountains - Huai River.

Form

It is a medium sized water duck with a length of 42-53 cm, a wingspan of 77-83 cm, a weight of 1100g for males and 800g for females, and a lifespan of 18 years. Adult males have black, purplish heads with a half-moon shaped white spot between the eyes and the bill. The upper body feathers and wings are black, with white markings arranged neatly between the wings, especially clear when floating on the water. They have golden irises, black beaks in males and yellow beaks in females. The species is named after its namer, Sir Barrow.