Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusBucephala (Goldeneyes and Bufflehead)
- SpeciesBucephala albeola (Bufflehead)
Closest Relatives at Shenandoah National Park
Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Wood Duck
Aix sponsa
Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis
Common Teal
Anas crecca
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
American White-winged Scoter
Melanitta deglandi
Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus
Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors
📅 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 Bufflehead in Shenandoah National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Bufflehead sighting in Shenandoah National Park, based on 606 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Bufflehead in Shenandoah National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Bufflehead in Shenandoah National Park in our monthly data.