Species
Bucephala islandica (Barrow’s goldeneye)
Bucephala islandica. Photo: (c) toucan55, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Barrow’s goldeneye (Bucephala islandica) 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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