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Common goldeneye (female)
Bucephala clangula

clangula

Size: 18 inches
Overall Color: gray and brown
Occurrence: near water
Diet: aquatic invertebrates and vegetation
Nest: cavity
Field Identification: dark brown head and white collar
Season: summer


Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Phylum: Chordata (hollow nerve cord)
Subphylum: Vertebrata (backbone)
Class: Aves (Birds)
Order: anseriformes
Family: 01 Anatidae (geese,ducks,swans)
Genus: Bucephala
Species: clangula

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