Barrow’s Goldeneye Bucephala islandica [JF Gmelin, 1789] |
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Order:
Anseriformes
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Family: Anatidae |
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BTO Codes:
VG, BRWGO
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EURING No: 2170 | |
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Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
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Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
48 cm
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Wingspan: 76 cm |
Weight:
M: 1.2 kg F: 823
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Scientific name from:
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Gr.: bous=ox(bull) + kephalos=head and after Iceland |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: sw Greenland, Iceland, arctic coastal North America, WINTERS: south to Faeroes, sw&ec US |
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Habitat:
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Lakes, rivers, on migration also seacoasts |
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Diet:
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Insects, molluscs and crustaceans, mainly by diving |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
Ayrshire, 1979
(Knowler, J.T. 1995. British Birds 88:104-106)
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
2
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Summary of Records by Year
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Most Likely to Occur in:
Too few records
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Most Recent County Records:
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Scotland:
Ayrshire
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Upper Forth
(2006),
Northeast
(2005),
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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| 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 |
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Spanish:
Porrón islándico
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Swedish: Islandsknipa |
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For More Information... |
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Books and Monographs:
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| Kear, J 2005 Ducks, geese and swans Oxford University Press [598.48 KEA] | |
| See Also: | |
Find scientific papers on  Google Scholar
or  Scirus by clicking the icon
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Wikipedia entry
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BirdLife species page
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Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides
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All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
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Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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