Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusBucephala (Goldeneyes and Bufflehead)
- SpeciesBucephala albeola (Bufflehead)
Closest Relatives at Banff National Park
Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula
Barrow's Goldeneye
Bucephala islandica
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
Common Teal
Anas crecca
American Wigeon
Mareca americana
Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus
Trumpeter Swan
Cygnus buccinator
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Bufflehead in Banff National Park?
About 12% of visitor-days record a Bufflehead sighting in Banff National Park, based on 484 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Bufflehead in Banff National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Bufflehead in Banff National Park in our monthly data.