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 Olympic National Park
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Surf Scoter
Melanitta perspicillata
Harlequin Duck
Histrionicus histrionicus
American Wigeon
Mareca americana
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
American White-winged Scoter
Melanitta deglandi
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator
Common Teal
Anas crecca
Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus
📅 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 Olympic National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Barrow's Goldeneye sighting in Olympic National Park, based on 278 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Barrow's Goldeneye in Olympic National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Barrow's Goldeneye in Olympic National Park in our monthly data.