Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusBucephala (Goldeneyes and Bufflehead)
- SpeciesBucephala clangula (Common Goldeneye)
Closest Relatives at Jasper National Park
Barrow's Goldeneye
Bucephala islandica
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
Common Teal
Anas crecca
American Wigeon
Mareca americana
Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis
📅 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 Jasper National Park?
About 11% of visitor-days record a Common Goldeneye sighting in Jasper National Park, based on 126 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Goldeneye in Jasper National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Common Goldeneye in Jasper National Park in our monthly data.