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Common Goldeneye

Bucephala clangula

Description:

Common Goldeneye.

Habitat:

Irely Lake in Olympic National Park

2 Comments

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 9 years ago

Thank you Ashley for the correct ID and link.

AshleyT
AshleyT 9 years ago

The females are very similar, but a female Barrow's goldeneye would have a more pointed head and an almost entirely yellow bill, where your bird has a round head and black bill with yellow towards the tip

LuisStevens
Spotted by
LuisStevens

Washington, USA

Spotted on Jun 29, 2014
Submitted on Dec 29, 2014

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