Genus

Goldeneyes and Bufflehead

Bucephala

3 species in our catalog · found in 62 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderAnseriformes (Waterfowl)
FamilyAnatidae (Ducks, Geese, and Swans)
GenusBucephala (Goldeneyes and Bufflehead)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Bucephala albeola

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Bucephala clangula

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Bucephala islandica

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Goldeneyes and Bufflehead

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3	~80%
	Bufflehead			~50%
	Common Goldeneye			~50%
	Barrow's Goldeneye			~10%
2	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	~50%
	Common Goldeneye			~30%
	Bufflehead			~30%
3	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~50%
	Barrow's Goldeneye			~30%
	Bufflehead			~20%
	Common Goldeneye			<5%
4	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3	~40%
	Bufflehead			~30%
	Common Goldeneye			~20%
	Barrow's Goldeneye			Insufficient data
5	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~40%
	Common Goldeneye			~40%
	Bufflehead			~10%
6	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	3	~40%
	Bufflehead			~20%
	Common Goldeneye			~10%
	Barrow's Goldeneye			~10%
7	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3	~40%
	Barrow's Goldeneye			~20%
	Bufflehead			~20%
	Common Goldeneye			<5%
8	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~40%
	Bufflehead			~20%
	Barrow's Goldeneye			~20%
	Common Goldeneye			~10%
9	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3	~40%
	Barrow's Goldeneye			~20%
	Bufflehead			~10%
	Common Goldeneye			~10%
10	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~40%
	Common Goldeneye			~20%
	Barrow's Goldeneye			~20%
	Bufflehead			<5%
11	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	3	~30%
	Bufflehead			~20%
	Common Goldeneye			~10%
	Barrow's Goldeneye			<5%
12	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1	~30%
	Common Goldeneye			~30%
13	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	2	~30%
	Barrow's Goldeneye			~30%
	Common Goldeneye			<5%
14	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~30%
	Common Goldeneye			~20%
	Bufflehead			<5%
15	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~30%
	Common Goldeneye			~10%
	Bufflehead			~10%
	Barrow's Goldeneye			~10%
16	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3	~20%
	Bufflehead			~10%
	Common Goldeneye			~10%
	Barrow's Goldeneye			~10%
17	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3	~20%
	Barrow's Goldeneye			~20%
	Bufflehead			Insufficient data
	Common Goldeneye			Insufficient data
18	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~20%
	Bufflehead			~20%
	Common Goldeneye			<5%
	Barrow's Goldeneye			<5%
19	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~20%
	Barrow's Goldeneye			~20%
	Bufflehead			<5%
	Common Goldeneye			<5%
20	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~20%
	Bufflehead			~20%
	Common Goldeneye			<5%
21	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1	~20%
	Common Goldeneye			~20%
22	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3	~20%
	Common Goldeneye			~10%
	Bufflehead			~10%
	Barrow's Goldeneye			<5%
23	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~20%
	Bufflehead			~10%
	Common Goldeneye			~10%
	Barrow's Goldeneye			<5%
24	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~20%
	Bufflehead			~10%
	Common Goldeneye			~10%
	Barrow's Goldeneye			<5%
25	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~20%
	Bufflehead			~10%
	Common Goldeneye			~10%
26	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~10%
	Bufflehead			~10%
	Common Goldeneye			<5%
27	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	1	~10%
	Common Goldeneye			~10%
28	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2	~10%
	Common Goldeneye			~10%
	Bufflehead			Insufficient data
29	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	~10%
	Bufflehead			~10%
	Common Goldeneye			<5%
30	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1	~10%
	Common Goldeneye			~10%
31	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~10%
	Common Goldeneye			<5%
	Bufflehead			<5%
	Barrow's Goldeneye			<5%
32	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Bufflehead			Insufficient data
33	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	1	~10%
	Common Goldeneye			~10%
34	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~10%
	Bufflehead			<5%
	Barrow's Goldeneye			Insufficient data
	Common Goldeneye			<5%
35	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~10%
	Bufflehead			<5%
	Barrow's Goldeneye			<5%
	Common Goldeneye			<5%
36	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~10%
	Common Goldeneye			<5%
	Bufflehead			<5%
37	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1	<5%
	Common Goldeneye			<5%
38	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3	<5%
	Common Goldeneye			<5%
	Barrow's Goldeneye			Insufficient data
	Bufflehead			Insufficient data
39	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1	<5%
	Common Goldeneye			<5%
40	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Bufflehead			<5%
	Common Goldeneye			<5%
41	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Bufflehead			<5%
42	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	<5%
	Barrow's Goldeneye			<5%
	Common Goldeneye			Insufficient data
	Bufflehead			Insufficient data
43	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	<5%
	Common Goldeneye			<5%
44	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	<5%
	Common Goldeneye			<5%
	Bufflehead			<5%
	Barrow's Goldeneye			Insufficient data
45	Thingvellir National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	1	<5%
	Barrow's Goldeneye			Insufficient data
46	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	<5%
	Bufflehead			<5%
	Common Goldeneye			Insufficient data
47	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Bufflehead			<5%
48	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	2	<5%
	Common Goldeneye			<5%
	Bufflehead			Insufficient data
49	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Bufflehead			<5%
	Common Goldeneye			Insufficient data
50	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Bufflehead			<5%
	Common Goldeneye			Insufficient data
51	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Bufflehead			<5%
52	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	<5%
	Common Goldeneye			<5%
53	Jiuzhaigou National Park	🇨🇳 China	1	<5%
	Common Goldeneye			Insufficient data
54	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Bufflehead			Insufficient data
55	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	1	<5%
	Common Goldeneye			<5%
56	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Bufflehead			<5%
57	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Bufflehead			<5%
58	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Bufflehead			<5%
	Common Goldeneye			Insufficient data
59	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Bufflehead			Insufficient data
60	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Bufflehead			Insufficient data
61	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	1	<5%
	Common Goldeneye			Insufficient data
62	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Bufflehead			Insufficient data

Goldeneyes and Bufflehead

Species in this group

Bufflehead

Common Goldeneye

Barrow's Goldeneye

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Goldeneyes and Bufflehead

Parks Ranked