Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
LC
Bufflehead*
Id (Atlas):
Bucephala albeola
Description (10 )
Bufflehead
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Family
Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans)
Size
34 - 35 cm
First Described (Guide )
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Bermuda, Canada (B) (P), Cayman Islands, Cuba, Mexico, Puerto Rico, St Pierre and Miquelon (NB) (P), USA (B).
Vagrant to Bahamas, Finland, France, Greenland, Iceland, Jamaica, Japan, Netherlands, Portugal, Russia (Asian), Slovakia (Slovak Republic), Spain, United Kingdom, Virgin Islands (U.S.).
Alaska east through central Canada to Hudson Bay and Great Lakes, and south to north-western USA.
 
Population
Estimated population is 1,200,000 (2010).
Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (21)... )
Listen to XC168609
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola ) [XC168609 ]
by William Whitehead from Valley Forge National Historic Park (near Phoenixville), Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States (call)
Listen to XC211350
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola ) [XC211350 ]
by Paul Driver from Black Rock Park, Croton, New York, United States (call, wing noise)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
References
See References .
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Bufflehead see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
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