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Bucephala albeola
Bucephala albeola (Linnaeus, 1758)
Bufflehead
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Family:  Anatidae ()
Max. size:  39 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 403.5 g
Environment:  others; freshwater; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 5 m
Distribution:  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.
Diagnosis:  Culmen: 2.7 cm; tarsus: 3.125 cm; wing: 16.5 cm.
Biology:  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).
IUCN Red List Status: (LC); Date assessed: 07 October 2021 Ref. 123251)
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