Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusBucephala (Goldeneyes and Bufflehead)
- SpeciesBucephala albeola (Bufflehead)
The bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) is a small sea duck of the genus Bucephala, the goldeneyes. It breeds in Alaska and Canada and migrates in winter to southern North America. This species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae as Anas albeola. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Bufflehead sighting in Celestún Biosphere Reserve, based on 44 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Celestún Biosphere Reserve
Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
Redhead
Aythya americana
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna autumnalis
Canvasback
Aythya valisineria
American Wigeon
Mareca americana
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator
Greater White-fronted Goose
Anser albifrons
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Bufflehead in Celestún Biosphere Reserve?
About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Bufflehead sighting in Celestún Biosphere Reserve, based on 44 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Bufflehead in Celestún Biosphere Reserve?
December has the highest sighting rate for Bufflehead in Celestún Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.