Bucephala clangula   (Linnaeus, 1758)

Common goldeneye
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Aves | Anseriformes | Anatidae

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

Others; freshwater; depth range 0 - 4 m (Ref. 115862), usually 0 - 3 m (Ref. 115862).  Subtropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Arctic, Eastern Pacific and Western Atlantic: Winters from Aleutian Islands to Gulf of St Lawrence, to Californian Gulf, Mexican Gulf, Georgia south to Florida.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 49.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 94965); max. published weight: 900.00 g (Ref. 356)

Short description Morphology

Culmen: 3.135 cm; tarsus: 8.105 cm; wing: 21.15 cm.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Depth range and common depth based on occurrence (Ref. 115862). To be replaced with a better reference. Coastal (Ref. 356). Breeds in freshwater and along coasts (in Sweden and in the Gulf of Bothnia); nests in hollow trees or artificial nest-boxes. Martens (Martes martes) and jays (Garrulus glandarius) known to feed on its eggs. Ducklings preferentially feed in lakes. Main diet include Corixidae, Notonecta, Ephemerida larvae (mainly Leptophlebia vespertina), Dytiscidae adults (mainly Hyphydrus ovatus) and larvae (mainly Acilius and Dytiscus), and Chaoborus larvae (Ref. 95144). Displays dabbling behavior (Ref. 356). Common diving depth of 2 to 3 m (Ref. 115862).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

SAUP Database. 2006. (Ref. 356)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 07 August 2018

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)


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BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, Search) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 3.6 - 23.6, mean 8.8 (based on 929 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.