The Common Goldeneye [ Pictures for Easy Identification]

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Introduction

What the Common Goldeneye Looks Like

The Common Goldeneye has overall_color color of black and white and grey and brown.

The Common Goldeneye has above_color color of black and white and grey and brown.

The Common Goldeneye has head color of black and brown.

The Common Goldeneye has face color of black and brown and white.

The Common Goldeneye has below_color color of white.

The Common Goldeneye has back color of grey and black.

The Common Goldeneye has bill color of yellow and black.

The Common Goldeneye has wing color of grey and black and white.

The Common Goldeneye has belly color of white and brown.

The Common Goldeneye has tail color of black and brown.

The Common Goldeneye has chest color of white and brown.

The Common Goldeneye has leg color of orangish.

The Common Goldeneye has neck color of white and brown.

Weight, Length, and Wingspan of the Common Goldeneye

The length of the Common Goldeneye is from 15.8 inches to 20.1 inches (40.1 cm to 51.1 cm).

The weight of the Common Goldeneye is from 21.2 ounces to 45.9 ounces (601.0 grams to 1301.2 grams).

The wingspan of the Common Goldeneye is from 30.3 inches to 32.7 inches (77.0 cm to 83.1 cm).

Pictures of the Common Goldeneye

 Common Goldeneye
Common Goldeneye, Common goldeneye (f), Bucephala clangula, Knipa by blondinrikard, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Common Goldeneye, Common goldeneye, Bucephala clangula, Knipa by blondinrikard, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Common Goldeneye, Common Goldeneye by marknenadov, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Common Goldeneye, Common Goldeneye by fishhawk, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Common Goldeneye, Common Goldeneye by fishhawk, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Common Goldeneye, Common Goldeneye by black_throated_green_warbler, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Common Goldeneye, Common Goldeneye, Female by sfbaywalk, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Common Goldeneye, Common Goldeneye by Jason Crotty, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Common Goldeneye, Common goldeneye by Tambako the Jaguar, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Common Goldeneye, Common goldeneye by Jevgenijs Slihto, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Common Goldeneye
adult Common Goldeneye, Bucephala clangula by hasor, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Common Goldeneye
adult Common Goldeneye, Female common goldeneye by Jevgenijs Slihto, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Common Goldeneye
adult Common Goldeneye, Bucephala clangula by hasor, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Common Goldeneye
adult Common Goldeneye, Common goldeneye diving for crayfish at Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge by USFWS Mountain Prairie, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Common Goldeneye
adult Common Goldeneye, Common goldeneye by Jevgenijs Slihto, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Common Goldeneye
adult Common Goldeneye, Sleepy goldeneye by Jevgenijs Slihto, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Common Goldeneye
adult Common Goldeneye, Common Goldeneye – adult female by Kaaren Perry, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Common Goldeneye
male Common Goldeneye, Common Goldeneye Male by Kurayba, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Common Goldeneye
male Common Goldeneye, Common Goldeneye – Male by Allan Hack, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Common Goldeneye
male Common Goldeneye, Common Goldeneye Males by Kurayba, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Common Goldeneye
male Common Goldeneye, Common goldeneye by Jevgenijs Slihto, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Common Goldeneye
male Common Goldeneye, Common goldeneye (male) by Marie Hale, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Common Goldeneye
male Common Goldeneye, Common goldeneye (m), Bucephala clangula, Knipa by blondinrikard, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Common Goldeneye
male Common Goldeneye, Common goldeneye (male) by Marie Hale, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Common Goldeneye
male Common Goldeneye, Common Goldeneye – Male by Allan Hack, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Common Goldeneye
male Common Goldeneye, Common Goldeneye Male by Allan Hack, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Common Goldeneye
female Common Goldeneye, Female common goldeneye by Jevgenijs Slihto, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Common Goldeneye
female Common Goldeneye, A Female Common Goldeneye, Bucephala clangula by pete. Taking a rest due to recent heart attack…S, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Common Goldeneye
female Common Goldeneye, Common Goldeneye-Female by CheepShot, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Common Goldeneye
female Common Goldeneye, Common Goldeneye by fishhawk, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Common Goldeneye
female Common Goldeneye, Common Goldeneye by ceasol, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Common Goldeneye
female Common Goldeneye, riding the waves by marneejill, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Common Goldeneye
female Common Goldeneye, Common Goldeneye (Female) by Shawn McCready, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Common Goldeneye
female Common Goldeneye, Common Goldeneye – adult female by Kaaren Perry, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Common Goldeneye
female Common Goldeneye, Female common goldeneyes by YellowstoneNPS, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Common Goldeneye
female Common Goldeneye, Common Goldeneye by fishhawk, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Common Goldeneye
juvenile Common Goldeneye, Juvenile Common moorhen- Rorhona by nahid-v, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Common Goldeneye
juvenile Common Goldeneye, Juvenile Common moorhen by nahid-v, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Common Goldeneye
juvenile Common Goldeneye, Juvenile common moorhen by nahid-v, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Common Goldeneye
juvenile Common Goldeneye, Juvenile Common goldeneye- knipa ungar by nahid-v, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Common Goldeneye
flight Common Goldeneye, Common GoldenEye by AcrylicArtist, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Common Goldeneye
flight Common Goldeneye, Common Goldeneye Ducks by shock264, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Common Goldeneye
flight Common Goldeneye, IMG_4699 by Always a birder!, from flickr, licensed under CC

Feeding Behavior of the Common Goldeneye

Forages mostly underwater; rarely by dabbling or up-ending in shallow water.

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What the Common Goldeneye Likes to Eat

The Common Goldeneye feeds on the following:

  • crustaceans (crayfish, crabs, shrimps, amphipods)
  • mollusks (including blue mussel)
  • small fishes
  • marine worms
  • frogs
  • leeches
  • Aquatic insects
  • plant material
  • pondweeds

Where To Find the Common Goldeneye

You can find the Common Goldeneye in the following habitats:

  • Forested lakes
  • rivers
  • salt bays
  • seacoasts
  • estuaries