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Barrow’s Goldeneye Bucephala islandica [JF Gmelin, 1789]
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Order:
Anseriformes
Family:
Anatidae
BTO Codes:
VG , BRWGO
EURING No:
2170
Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
Conservation Status:
UK:
Unlisted
European:
3 Concern, most not in Europe; Vulnerable
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
Subspecies:
Monotypic
.
Length:
48 cm
Wingspan:
76 cm
Weight:
M: 1.2 kg F: 823
Scientific name from:
Gr.: bous =ox(bull) + kephalos =head
and after Iceland
World Distribution:
BREEDS: sw Greenland, Iceland, arctic coastal North America, WINTERS: south to Faeroes, sw&ec US
Habitat:
Lakes, rivers, on migration also seacoasts
Diet:
Insects, molluscs and crustaceans, mainly by diving
Records and Distribution
First Record:
Strathclyde, 1979
(Knowler, J.T. 1995. British Birds 88:104-106)
Total Number of Records (1958-2004):
1
Summary of Records by Year
Most Likely to Occur in:
Too few records
Most Recent County Records:
Scotland:
Ayrshire
(1979),
North-east England:
North-west England:
Cheshire
,
Lancashire
,
English Midlands:
No Records
Eastern England:
South-east England:
South-west England:
No Records
Wales:
Ceredigion
,
Other Names
Gaelic:
Welsh:
Danish:
Islandsk hvinand
Dutch:
Ijslandse brilduiker
Finnish:
Islannintelkkä
French:
Garrot d'Islande
German:
Spatelente
Hungarian:
Izlandi kerceréce
Icelandic:
Húsönd
Irish:
Italian:
Quattrocchi d'Islanda
Norwegian:
Islandsand
Polish:
Sierpiec
Portuguese:
Pato da Islandia
Spanish:
Porrón islándico
Swedish:
Islandsknipa
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
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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