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title: "Common Goldeneye"
description: "Bucephala clangula — Uccelli. The common goldeneye or simply goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) is a medium-sized sea duck of the genus Bucephala, the goldeneyes."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/common-goldeneye
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Common Goldeneye

> Bucephala clangula — Uccelli. The common goldeneye or simply goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) is a medium-sized sea duck of the genus Bucephala, the goldeneyes.

- Scientific name: *Bucephala clangula*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Laghi e fiumi)
- iNaturalist observations: 102981
- Wikidata: [Q29865](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29865)
- iNaturalist taxon: [6990](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/6990)

## Names

- en: Common Goldeneye
- de: Schellente
- es: Porrón osculado
- fr: Garrot à oeil d'or
- nl: Brilduiker
- pt: Olho-dourado
- pl: Gągoł

## Countries with the most observations

US (33525), CA (25053), RU (20027), DE (3054), FI (2252), GB (2234), NO (1499), SE (1433), PL (833), DK (780), UA (604), AT (554)

## Summary

The common goldeneye or simply goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) is a medium-sized sea duck of the genus Bucephala, the goldeneyes. Its closest relative is the similar Barrow's goldeneye. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek boukephalos ("bullheaded", from bous, "bull" and kephale, "head"), a reference to the bulbous head shape of the bufflehead. The species name is derived from the Latin clangere ("to resound").
Common goldeneyes are aggressive and territorial ducks, and have elaborate courtship displays.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_goldeneye

## Photo

![Common Goldeneye](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/common-goldeneye/medium.jpg)

Photo: Kathlin Simpkins · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/40389172

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/common-goldeneye?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).