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 Grand Canyon National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Grand Canyon National Park
Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula
Barrow's Goldeneye
Bucephala islandica
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
American White-winged Scoter
Melanitta deglandi
American Wigeon
Mareca americana
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
Common Teal
Anas crecca
Cinnamon Teal
Spatula cyanoptera
📅 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 Grand Canyon National Park?
About 0% of wildlife watchers report a Bufflehead sighting in Grand Canyon National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Bufflehead in Grand Canyon National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Bufflehead in Grand Canyon National Park in our monthly data.