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 Grand Teton National Park
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
American Wigeon
Mareca americana
Trumpeter Swan
Cygnus buccinator
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
Common Teal
Anas crecca
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
Anas cyanoptera
Spatula cyanoptera
Common Teal
Anas carolinensis
📅 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 Grand Teton National Park?
About 17% of visitor-days record a Barrow's Goldeneye sighting in Grand Teton National Park, based on 446 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Barrow's Goldeneye in Grand Teton National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Barrow's Goldeneye in Grand Teton National Park in our monthly data.