Barrow's Goldeneye sea duck displaying


Barrow's goldeneye is a medium-sized sea duck of the genus Bucephala, the goldeneyes. This bird was named after Sir John Barrow. The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek boukephalos, "bullheaded", from bous, "bull " and kephale, "head", a reference to the bulbous head shape of the bufflehead. The species name islandica means Iceland.


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Keywords: barrows, bird, bucephala, drake, duck, goldeneye, islandica, sea, wildfowl