Common Goldeneye bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsAmerican Goldeneye, Whistler, Cobhead, common goldeneye whistler, Golden-eye, Common Goldeneye/Goldeneye, American Golden-eye, Goldeneye
Old latin name for birdGlaucionetta clangula, Anas bucephala, Clangula clangula, Anas clangula
OrderDucks and relatives / Anseriformes
FamilyDucks, Geese, Swans / Anatidae
GenusBucephala
Breeding regionEurasia, North America
Breeding subregionsubarctic from Scotland and Scandinavia to Sakhalin and Kamchatka (se Russia), in s through n Kazakhstan, n Mongolia and Heilongjiang (ne China); w Alaskan mainland to Labrador and New Brunswick, in s through n tier of contiguous USA

Common Goldeneye bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Flight call, © Mikael Litsgård
    Sweden
  • 2.
    Female, flight call, male, © Stein Ø. Nilsen
    Norway
  • 3.
    Male, wing-beat, © Tero Linjama
    Finland
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    Call, © Tero Linjama
    Finland
  • 5.
    Display call, female, male, © Krzysztof Deoniziak
    Poland
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    Flight call, © Terje Kolaas
    Sweden
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    Call, © Terje Kolaas
    Norway
  • 8.
    Male, song, © Tero Linjama
    Finland
  • 9.
    Female, flight call, wing noise, © Eetu Paljakka
    Finland
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Common Goldeneye

Common Goldeneye subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Bucephala clangula americanasubarctic from w Alaskan mainland to Labrador and New Brunswick, in s through n tier of contiguous USAto Aleutian Is. and c tier of contiguous USANo
Bucephala clangula clangulasubarctic from Scotland and Scandinavia to Sakhalin and Kamchatka (se Russia), in s through n Kazakhstan, n Mongolia and Heilongjiang (ne China)to w, c Europe, sw Asia, c Japan, s Korean Pen. and c, e ChinaNo

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AbkhazianаХЬыбла ҚӘата, аХкәач
AlbanianRosa me katër sy
Arabicذهبية العين
ArmenianՍոնաբադ, [Sonabud ]
Azerbaijanigüləyən quşu, adi meşəördəyi, güləyən meşəördəyi, Güləyən ördək
Bashkirбоған, буған
BasqueMorell d'ulls grocs, Murgilari urrebegia, Murgilari urrebegi
BelarusianЗвычайны гогаль, Гогаль звычайны
Bengali঩াচত হ঳ানামচাি, পাতি সোনাচোখ
BretonGarv ladad aour, Ar garv lagad aour
BulgarianЗвънарка, Обикновена звънарка, Патица звънарка
CatalanÀnnera d'ulls grocs, morell d'ulls grocs, Retoret
Chinese鹊鸭, [jin-yan ya], [bai-jia ya], 喜鹊鸭, 白颊鸭, 鹊 鸭, [xique ya], 鵲鴨, 金眼鸭, 白脸鸭, [que-ya]
Chinese (Traditional)白頰鴨, 白臉鴨, 金眼鴨, 鵲鴨, 喜鵲鴨, 普通鵲鴨
Chuvashвăрман кăвакалĕ, гоголь, Варман кăвакалĕ
CornishLagas owr
Creekokeesap
Croatianpatka batoglavica
Czechdř. hohol obecný, Hohol obecný, hohol severní
DanishHvinand
DutchEuropese brilduiker, Brilduiker
EsperantoOrokula klangulo
EstonianSotkas, sõtkas
FaroeseSúgont
Finnishtelkkä
FrenchGarrot à l'oeil d'or, Garrot commun, Garrot sonneur, Garrot ordinaire, Garrot, Garrot à oeil d'or, Garrot à œil d’or, Garrot à oeil d’or
FrisianRinkelein
GalicianMorell d'ulls grocs, Parrulo de ollos dourados, Ollodourado común, Ollodourado
Georgianამაყა
GermanKlangente, Schellente, Knobbe, Hohlente
GreekΒουκεφάλα, Βoυκεφάλα, Δενδρόπαπια, (Ευρωπαϊκή) Βουκεφάλα
Hebrewעבראש ירוק
Hungariankerceréce
IcelandicHvinönd
IrishÓrshúileach, Óiréal, Lach bhreac
ItalianQuattrocchi, Quattrocchi comune
Japaneseホオジロガモ
Kazakhкөгала үйрек, сусылдақ үйрек, кәдуілгі көк ала үйрек, Көкала үйрек, Сусылдақ, кәдімгі сусылдақ
Korean흰뺨오리
Latviangaigala, Nira, gaigala, nira, Dūķeris
LithuanianBaltapilvė antis, Klykuole, paprastoji klykuolė, Klykuolė
LuxembourgishSchellint
MacedonianЧетириока патка, четириока патка, Патка звонарка
MalteseBrajmla ta' l-Għajn, Brajmla ta' l-Ghajn, papra għaddasa
ManxThunnag sooill airhey, Thunnag hooill-airhey, Laaghag Hooillagh
MongolianАлаг шунгаач, шунгаач
Nepaliस्वर्णनयन हा“स
Northern SamiČoađgi, Čoaðgi, Coaðgi
NorwegianSkjorand, Kvinand, kvinand, Skjærand
Norwegian NynorskKvinand
Ojibwaᐱᑯᐧᑯᔑᑊ
Persianاردک گونه‌سفید (چشم‌طلایی), اردک چشم طلایی, اردک گونه‌سفید , اردک چشم‌ طلایی
Polishgągoł, gagol
Portugueseolho-dourado, pato olho d'ouro, olho-dourado-comum, pato-d'olho-dourado, Pato-olho-d'ouro
RomanianGraţă sunătoare, Rață sunătoare, Raţă sunătoare
RomanshAnda stgella
RussianGogol, Гоголь обыкновенный, Обыкновенный гоголь, Гоголь
SerbianPatka dupljašica, Пловка дуплјарица, Пловка дупљарика, Plovka dupljarica
SlovakHlaholka obyčajná, hlaholka severská
Sloveniannavadni zvonec, zvonec
SpanishOjodorado Común, Pato ojos dorados de Barrow, Porrón osculado, Pato Chillón
Swedishknipa
Tatarгади ала чумгалак, ала чумгалак
Turkishaltyngöz, Altın-gözlü Ördek, Altıngöz, Сусылдақ
Turkmenjygaly ördek
Ukrainianгоголь зеленоголовий, Гоголь
Uzbekташқари гоголь, Хитой ўрдаги
WelshHwyaden lygad-aur