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 Nahanni National Park
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula
Common Teal
Anas crecca
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
American Wigeon
Mareca americana
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Trumpeter Swan
Cygnus buccinator
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator
Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalis
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Harlequin Duck
Histrionicus histrionicus
📅 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 Nahanni National Park?
About 15% of visitor-days record a Barrow's Goldeneye sighting in Nahanni National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Barrow's Goldeneye in Nahanni National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Barrow's Goldeneye in Nahanni National Park in our monthly data.