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Introduction
What the Bufflehead Looks Like
The Bufflehead has overall_color color of white and black.
The Bufflehead has above_color color of white and black.
The Bufflehead has head color of white and black.
The Bufflehead has face color of black and bluish and greenish and purplish and pinkish.
The Bufflehead has below_color color of black and white.
The Bufflehead has back color of black and white.
The Bufflehead has bill color of greyish.
The Bufflehead has wing color of white.
The Bufflehead has belly color of white.
The Bufflehead has tail color of black and white.
The Bufflehead has chest color of white.
The Bufflehead has neck color of white.
Weight, Length, and Wingspan of the Bufflehead
The length of the Bufflehead is from 12.6 inches to 15.8 inches (32.0 cm to 40.1 cm).
The weight of the Bufflehead is from 9.6 ounces to 22.4 ounces (272.2 grams to 635.0 grams).
The wingspan of the Bufflehead is 21.6 inches (54.9 cm).
Pictures of the Bufflehead
Bufflehead, Bufflehead by Ducklover Bonnie, from flickr, licensed under CC
Bufflehead, Bufflehead by sfbaywalk, from flickr, licensed under CC
Bufflehead, Bufflehead by Allan Hack, from flickr, licensed under CC
Bufflehead, Bufflehead by gdahlman, from flickr, licensed under CC
Bufflehead, Mr. Bufflehead by Aly3naa, from flickr, licensed under CC
Bufflehead, Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola ) by dave and rose, from flickr, licensed under CC
Bufflehead, Buffleheads by Marie Hale, from flickr, licensed under CC
Bufflehead, Bufflehead by sfbaywalk, from flickr, licensed under CC
Bufflehead, Bufflehead by U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service – Northeast Region, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Bufflehead, Bufflehead-01 by foxman_of_masovia, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Bufflehead, male bufflehead by marneejill, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Bufflehead, Bufflehead Male by ksblack99, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Bufflehead, in a flap by marneejill, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Bufflehead, Bufflehead (male) by Marie Hale, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Bufflehead, Bufflehead_male by Birdman of Beaverton, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Bufflehead, Bufflehead Male by born1945, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Bufflehead, Bufflehead male by USFWS Headquarters, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Bufflehead, Bufflehead Male…getting ready to dive. by island deborah-, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Bufflehead, a happy pic by marneejill, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Bufflehead, Bufflehead (female) by Wildreturn, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Bufflehead, Bufflehead (female) by Wildreturn, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Bufflehead, Bufflehead (female) by Wildreturn, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Bufflehead, Bufflehead (female) by Wildreturn, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Bufflehead, Bufflehead female by quinet, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Bufflehead, Bufflehead Female by Mr.TinMD, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Bufflehead, Mrs. Bufflehead by Aly3naa, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Bufflehead, Duckling by Johnath, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Bufflehead, Juvenile Bufflehead Yearling by CheepShot, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Bufflehead, bufflehead male in flight little bay by russimages, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Bufflehead, Bufflehead Male in flight by USFWS Headquarters, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Bufflehead, Male and female Buffleheads in flight – Forest Grove Reservation by BillDamon, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Bufflehead, Bufflehead in Flight by vastateparksstaff, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Bufflehead, Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) in flight by Dominic Sherony, from flickr, licensed under CC
Feeding Behavior of the Bufflehead
primarily forages underwater.
A small flock of birds may dive simultaneously.
hardly ever feeds with just the head submerged.
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What the Bufflehead Likes to Eat
The Bufflehead feeds on the following:
- aquatic insects
- crustaceans
- mollusks (especially snails)
- plant material
Where To Find the Bufflehead
You can find the Bufflehead in the following habitats:
- Lakes
- ponds
- rivers
- salt bays
- open mixed coniferous and deciduous forest, burned areas
- aspen groves
- sheltered bays and estuaries
- slow-moving rivers inland.
