Bufflehead

Bucephala albeola - Garrot albéole Petit Garrot

Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Anseriformes

  • Family
    :

    Anatidés

  • Genus
    :

    Bucephala

  • Species
    :

    albeola

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 40 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 55 cm.
  • Weight
    : 340 à 450 g
Longevity

14 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Garrot albéole
♂ adult
Garrot albéole
♀ adult

Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) is a species of bird in the Anatidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

  • Garrot albéole,
  • Porrón albeola,
  • olho-dourado-de-touca,
  • Büffelkopfente,
  • fehérfejű kerceréce,
  • Buffelkopeend,
  • Quattrocchi minore,
  • buffelhuvud,
  • Bøffeland,
  • hlaholka malá,
  • hohol bělavý,
  • Bøffeland,
  • pikkutelkkä,
  • morell capblanc,
  • Hjálmönd,
  • gągołek,
  • mazā nira,
  • mali zvonec,
  • Гоголь-головастик,
  • ヒメハジロ,
  • 白枕鹊鸭,
  • 巨頭鵲鴨,

Voice song and cries

Garrot albéole
♂ adult plum. breeding

Habitat

Garrot albéole
♂ adult plum. breeding

Forest : Boreal ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) ; Marine Neritic : Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged) ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

QRcode Garrot albéole
published: - Updated: 17-12-2008
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