Barrow's goldeneye

Barrow's goldeneye
Male
Immature, female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Genus: Bucephala
Species:
B. islandica
Binomial name
Bucephala islandica
(Gmelin, JF, 1789)

Barrow's goldeneye (Bucephala islandica) is a medium-sized sea duck of the genus Bucephala, the goldeneyes. This bird was named after Sir John Barrow. The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek boukephalos, "bullheaded", from bous, "bull" and kephale, "head", a reference to the bulbous head shape of the bufflehead. The species name islandica means Iceland.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Bucephala islandica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22680459A180118783. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22680459A180118783.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.