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Barrow's Goldeneye

Bucephala islandica

117Records since 2000
MayPeak month
3Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan7
Feb13
Mar6
Apr14
May39
Jun5
Jul1
Aug0
Sep0
Oct0
Nov17
Dec15

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Stirling Scotland62
2Aberdeenshire Scotland47
3Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland8
109 Scotland8 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 3 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
117
Peak month
May
Counties with records
3
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Bucephala islandica
Group
Birds
Most recorded in
Stirling
Conservation designations
Convention on Migratory Species, Bern Convention
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Anseriformes
Family
Anatidae
Genus
Bucephala
Name with authority
Bucephala islandica (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)
Described
1789

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q369767 · GBIF 2498325