Listen to the common goldeneye
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About the common goldeneye
The common goldeneye is a bird in the family Anatidae (order Anseriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults have a wingspan of about 70 cm and weigh around 1.0 kg.
What does the common goldeneye sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
The recordings here are labelled as song. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The common goldeneye or simply goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) is a medium-sized sea duck of the genus Bucephala, the goldeneyes. Its closest relative is the similar Barrow's goldeneye. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek boukephalos ("bullheaded", from bous, "bull" and kephale, "head"), a reference to the bulbous head shape of the bufflehead. The species name is derived from the Latin clangere ("to resound").
Common goldeneyes are aggressive and territorial ducks, and have elaborate courtship displays.
More from the family Anatidae
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Greylag goose
Anser anser
Northern pintail
Anas acuta
Mute swan
Cygnus olor
Eurasian teal
Anas crecca
Ruddy shelduck
Tadorna ferruginea
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
Whooper swan
Cygnus cygnus
Eurasian wigeon
Mareca penelope
Common shelduck
Tadorna tadorna
Tufted duck
Aythya fuligula
Common pochard
Aythya ferina
Frequently asked questions
What does a common goldeneye sound like?
You can hear 2 recordings of the common goldeneye on this page, including its song. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the common goldeneye endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the common goldeneye as “least concern”.
What family does the common goldeneye belong to?
The common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) belongs to the family Anatidae in the order Anseriformes.
Sources & credits
- Song · Hagneck, Switzerland by Pascal Christe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Sonus naturalis - Soundscape by Alvaro Ortiz Troncoso – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q29865 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Common goldeneye – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Calibas – CC BY-SA 3.0