Bird
Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula · Anatidae · Anseriformes
Best monthsJan–Marmost records
Records5,991,671in 48 countries
Most seen inUnited States2,023,444 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
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About
Common Goldeneye in brief
The common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) is a bird of the Anatidae family — species of bird.
Across the 48 countries we cover it has 5,991,671 published records, most of them from the United States, Sweden and Canada. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in January, February and March and fall to their lowest in July and August.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
United States2,023,444 records · best Jan, Feb
Sweden1,193,745 records · best Apr, May
Canada1,058,330 records · best Apr, Mar
Norway579,240 records · best Apr, Mar
Denmark324,801 records · best Jan, Mar
Netherlands206,417 records · best Jan, Feb
Finland156,139 records · best May, Jun
United Kingdom148,401 records · best Jan, Feb
Germany57,136 records · best Jan, Dec
Estonia54,086 records · best Apr, Jan
Belgium36,916 records · best Jan, Feb
Russia35,719 records · best Apr, May
France24,271 records · best Jan, Feb
Poland20,250 records · best Mar, Jan
Austria10,505 records · best Jan, Feb
Japan9,103 records · best Jan, Feb
Czechia8,830 records · best Dec, Jan
Lithuania4,591 records · best Mar, Apr
Switzerland4,435 records · best Jan, Dec
China4,429 records · best Mar, Nov
Ukraine4,120 records · best Jan, Feb
South Korea3,990 records · best Jan, Dec
Mongolia2,821 records · best Jun, May
Belarus2,759 records · best Nov, Mar
Ireland2,560 records · best Jan, Feb
Latvia2,299 records · best May, Apr
Hungary2,173 records · best Jan, Dec
Italy2,130 records · best Jan, Dec
Iceland1,228 records · best Jan, Mar
Slovakia1,100 records · best Jan, Dec
Romania1,077 records · best Jan, Dec
Serbia899 records · best Jan, Feb
Bulgaria828 records · best Jan, Feb
Slovenia603 records · best Jan, Dec
Kazakhstan450 records · best May, Oct
Greece436 records · best Jan, Feb
Croatia390 records · best Jan, Feb
Moldova386 records · best Jan, Feb
Azerbaijan212 records · best Mar, Nov
Luxembourg153 records · best Jan, Feb
Kyrgyzstan146 records · best Feb, Dec
Uzbekistan31 records · best Jan, Feb
North Korea29 records · best Mar, Jan
Bosnia and Herzegovina20 records · best Feb, Jan
North Macedonia16 records · best Jan, Dec
Albania13 records · best Jan, Feb
Montenegro11 records · best Mar, Feb
Kosovo3 records · best Feb, Mar
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
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