Goldeneye

Facts

IUCN LEAST CONCERN (LC)

Facts about this animal

The European goldeneye is a sea duck strongly aquatic in its lifestyle and an excellent diver. The body-weight of males is 900-1150 g, of females about 70-800 g. The body-weight of males is about 1.1 kg, of females about 1 kg.

Goldeneyes usually nest in tree cavities. 9 to 11 greenish eggs are laid, which are incubated by the female alone for 27-32 days.

Did you know?
that the courtship of the goldeneye is the most spectatcular and complex of any northern duck? E.g., drakes may swim around a female and suddenly thrust their heads back almost to their tails, while kicking up a spray of water high into the air behind them.

Factsheet
Class	AVES
Order	ANSERIFORMES
Suborder	ANSERES
Family	ANATIDAE
Name (Scientific)	Bucephala clangula
Name (English)	Goldeneye
Name (French)	Garrot à oeuil d'or, Garrot sonneur
Name (German)	Schellente
Name (Spanish)	Porrón osculado
Local names	Czech: Hohol severní Dutch: Brilduiker Estonian: Sõtkas Finnish: Telkkä Greek:Boukephála Hungarian: Kerceréce Italian: Quattrocchi Polish: Gagol Portuguese: Pato-olho-d'0uro Romansh: Anda stgella Swedish: Knipa
CITES Status	Not listed
CMS Status	Appendix II (as Anatidae spp.) Included in AEWA

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Distribution

Distribution
Range	Asia: Afghanistan, China, India, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea PDR, Korea Rep., Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Taiwan, Uzbekistan Europe: Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia former Yug. Rep., Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russian Fed., Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom North America: Bermuda, Canada, Mexico, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, United States Vagrants in several additional western palearctic countries and in the Caribbean.
Habitat	Marine and freshwater wetlands.
Wild population	The global population is estimated to be 2,100,000 individuals by Wetlands International (2002).
Zoo population	337 reported to ISIS (2006).

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How this animal should be transported

For air transport, Container Note 18 of the IATA Live Animals Regulations should be followed.

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