Bufflehead

Bucephala albeola

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Anseriformes
Family
Anatidae
Genus
Bucephala
eBird Code
buffle

Distribution

breeds subarctic west-central Alaska and Canada eastward to eastern Quebec and (locally) northwestern and north-central USA; winters to central Mexico and northern Florida

Vocalizations

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Stephen John Davies · CC0_1_0
Dan MacNeal · CC_BY_4_0
Stephen John Davies · CC0_1_0

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.