Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusBucephala (Goldeneyes and Bufflehead)
- SpeciesBucephala clangula (Common Goldeneye)
Closest Relatives at Grand Canyon National Park
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
Barrow's Goldeneye
Bucephala islandica
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
American White-winged Scoter
Melanitta deglandi
American Wigeon
Mareca americana
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
Common Teal
Anas crecca
Anas cyanoptera
Spatula cyanoptera
📅 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 Grand Canyon National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Common Goldeneye sighting in Grand Canyon National Park, based on 35 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Goldeneye in Grand Canyon National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Common Goldeneye in Grand Canyon National Park in our monthly data.