Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusBucephala (Goldeneyes and Bufflehead)
- SpeciesBucephala albeola (Bufflehead)
Closest Relatives at Yosemite National Park
Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
Wood Duck
Aix sponsa
Common Teal
Anas carolinensis
Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors
Common Teal
Anas crecca
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus
Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis
📅 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 Yosemite National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Bufflehead sighting in Yosemite National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Bufflehead in Yosemite National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Bufflehead in Yosemite National Park in our monthly data.