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Bucephala albeola   (Linnaeus, 1758)

Bufflehead
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England and Wales (UK) country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: SAUP Database, 2006
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Classification / Names / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Anseriformes (Water fowls) > Anatidae ()

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

; sötvatten; brackvatten; djupintervall 0 - 5 m (Ref. 115854).   Subtropical

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Western Atlantic and Northeast Pacific: Winters along Pacific coast from Aleutian Islands to Mexico, across S USA along Gulf coast, N to New England, Greater Antilles.

Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 39.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 94965); publicerad maxvikt: 403.50 g (Ref. 356)

Short description Morfologi

Culmen: 2.7 cm; tarsus: 3.125 cm; wing: 16.5 cm.

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Depth range based on occurrence in Chesapeake Bay (Ref. 115854). To be replaced with a better reference. Surface diving; dabbling; coastal. Winters along Pacific coast from Aleutian Islands to Mexico, across South of USA along Gulf coast, North to New England, Greater Antilles (Ref. 356). Feeds on small snails, insects and animal larvae in freshwater habitats, and clams, snails, amphipods and worms in marine ecosystems (Ref. 94965). Common diving depth of 1 to 5 m (Ref. 115854).

Main reference referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

SAUP Database. 2006. (Ref. 356)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 07 October 2021

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Human uses


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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 5.6 - 11.3, mean 9 (based on 519 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.