COMMON GOLDENEYE 

 ( Bucephala clangula ) 



[DA: Hvinand, DU: Brilduiker, EN: Goldeneye , FI: Telkka, FR: Canard garrot , GE: 

 Schellente, IC : Hvinond, IT: Quattrocchi, JA: Hojirogamo, NW: Kvinand , PO: Gagol 

 krzykliwy, PR: Pato dos gelos, SP: Porron osculado, SW: Knipa, US: European 

 Goldeneye] 



GENERAL DISTRIBUTION 



North America North American Common Goldeneyes (_B. c_. americana ) breed 

 across northern North America from western and central Alaska and northern Mac- 

 kenzie to northern Manitoba, northern Ontario and Quebec, central Labrador, and 

 Newfoundland. Southern breeding limits are southern British Columbia, north- 

 western Montana, eastern North Dakota, northern Minnesota and Michigan, north- 

 eastern New York, northern New England, and New Brunswick (AOU 1957, Bellrose 

 1976). In winter, these ducks are found in open water from southeastern Alaska 

 and northern British Columbia across the northern United States and southeast- 

 ern Canada, southward to extreme northern Mexico and the Gulf coast of the 

 United States (AOU 1957, Bellrose 1976). 



World Distribution A Eurasian subspecies of the Common Goldeneye (_B. c_. 

 clangula ) breeds extensively across northern Europe and Asia from Norway to 

 Kamchatka and the Komondorskiye Islands, extends southward to Germany, Switzer- 

 land, the Baltic States, central Russia, Mongolia, and Sakhalin, and occasion- 

 ally nests outside this extensive range. In winter the species occurs from 

 Britain and the southern part of the continental breeding range south to the 

 Mediterranean nations, the Middle East, northern India, southern China, and 

 Japan (AOU 1957, Bellrose 1976, Cramp et al. 1977). 



DISTRIBUTION IN THE COASTAL SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES 



North Carolina The Common Goldeneye is a regular but not abundant winter 

 visitor in North Carolina waters. Some are found inland on fresh water, but 

 most are in small scattered flocks in salt or brackish waters along the coast. 

 Numbers too small to record (as other than "trace") were found in North Carolina 

 during the 1975 winter survey (Goldsberry et al. 1980). Wintering Goldeneyes 

 normally are seen between October and March, bur occasional migrants may be 

 found as late as May or June (Pearson et al. 1942, Wray and Davis 1959). 



South Carolina These ducks are fairly common winter residents of coastal 

 South Carolina, generally found from November to April (Sprunt and Chamberlain 

 1949). The January 1975 waterfowl survey reported 100 birds (Goldsberry et al. 

 1980). 



Georgia The Common Goldeneye is an uncommon winter resident in Georgia, 

 occurring in suitable localities throughout the state from about November to 

 early April (Burleigh 1958, Denton et al. 1977). None was reported on the 1975 



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