Barrow's Goldeneye
Bucephala islandica
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusBucephala (Goldeneyes and Bufflehead)
- SpeciesBucephala islandica (Barrow's Goldeneye)
Closest Relatives at Glacier National Park
Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
American Wigeon
Mareca americana
Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus
Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
Common Teal
Anas crecca
📅 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 Barrow's Goldeneye in Glacier National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Barrow's Goldeneye sighting in Glacier National Park, based on 306 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Barrow's Goldeneye in Glacier National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Barrow's Goldeneye in Glacier National Park in our monthly data.