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Bufflehead Bucephala albeola [Linnaeus, 1758]
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Order:
Anseriformes
Family:
Anatidae
BTO Codes:
VH , BUFFL
EURING No:
2160
Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
Conservation Status:
UK:
Unlisted
European:
Not evaluated
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
36 cm
Wingspan:
58 cm
Weight:
M: 400 g F: 340 g
Scientific name from:
Gr.: bous =ox(bull) + kephalos =head
and L.: albus =white
World Distribution:
BREEDS: n&wc North America, WINTERS: south to Mexico
Habitat:
Lakes, rivers, on migration also seacoasts
Diet:
Aquatic invertebrates, some seeds
TitBit:
The Bufflehead nests almost exclusively in holes excavated by Northern Flickers (a type of American woodpecker)
Records and Distribution
First Record:
Isles of Scilly, 1920
(Know, A.G. 2001. British Birds 94:61-73)
Total Number of Records (1958-2004):
10
Summary of Records by Year
Most Likely to Occur in:
Too few records
Most Recent County Records:
Scotland:
Outer Hebrides
(2004),
North-east England:
Cleveland
(1994),
North-west England:
No Records
English Midlands:
Derbyshire
(2004),
Nottinghamshire
(1994),
Eastern England:
South-east England:
South-west England:
Devon
(1999),
Wales:
No Records
Other Names
Gaelic:
Welsh:
Danish:
Bøffeland
Dutch:
Buffelkopeend
Finnish:
Pikkutelkkä
French:
Garrot albéole
German:
Büffelkopfente
Hungarian:
Amerikai kerceréce
Icelandic:
Hjálmönd
Irish:
Italian:
Quattrochi minore
Norwegian:
Bøffeland
Polish:
Gagolek
Portuguese:
Pato-de-touca-branca
Spanish:
Porrón albeola
Swedish:
Buffelhuvud
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Erskine, A.J. 1972 Buffleheads Canadian Wildlife Service, Ottawa
[598.482 ERS]
Kear, J 2005 Ducks, geese and swans Oxford University Press
[598.48 KEA]
See Also:
All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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