The bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) is a small sea duck of the genus Bucephala, the goldeneyes. This species was first described by Linnaeus in his Systema naturae in 1758 as Anas albeola.
Taxonomy:genus | Bucephala |
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Taxonomy:family | Anatidae |
Taxonomy:order | Anseriformes |
Taxonomy:class | Aves |