drake; white face crescent; yellow eye (Northern Ireland zoo; 2008-09-14)
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Barrow's Goldeneye
Bucephala islandica
Native Range:
north America (plus Iceland)
Notes:
very similar to Common Goldeneye but drake has a moon-shaped (rather than oval) white face patch; breeds on freshwater lakes where it nests on cavities in adjoining cliffs or among rocks.
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