Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusBucephala (Goldeneyes and Bufflehead)
- SpeciesBucephala clangula (Common Goldeneye)
Closest Relatives at Nikko National Park
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Eastern Spot-billed Duck
Anas zonorhyncha
Mandarin Duck
Aix galericulata
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligula
Common Teal
Anas crecca
Common Pochard
Aythya ferina
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelope
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Greater Scaup
Aythya marila
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
📅 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 Nikko National Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Common Goldeneye sighting in Nikko National Park, based on 22 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Goldeneye in Nikko National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Common Goldeneye in Nikko National Park in our monthly data.