Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusBucephala (Goldeneyes and Bufflehead)
- SpeciesBucephala clangula (Common Goldeneye)
Closest Relatives at Gauja National Park
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Black Swan
Cygnus atratus
Greater White-fronted Goose
Anser albifrons
Tundra Bean Goose
Anser serrirostris
Mute Swan
Cygnus olor
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
Whooper Swan
Cygnus cygnus
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligula
Taiga Bean Goose
Anser fabalis
Common Teal
Anas crecca
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelope
Barnacle Goose
Branta leucopsis
📅 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 Common Goldeneye in Gauja National Park?
About 10% of visitor-days record a Common Goldeneye sighting in Gauja National Park, based on 54 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Goldeneye in Gauja National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Common Goldeneye in Gauja National Park in our monthly data.