Where does the Bufflehead live?
Bucephala albeola has 5,191,674 records in 40 countries and territories, from 1827 to 2026. Most records come from United States.
- 5,191,674 records
- 40 places
- 165 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesAnseriformesAnatidaeBucephala
When it is recorded
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Peak month: January. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,193,099 | |
| Canada | 974,849 | |
| Netherlands | 10,864 | |
| Mexico | 10,289 | |
| Bermuda | 533 | |
| United Kingdom | 442 | |
| Belgium | 270 | |
| Japan | 169 | |
| Sweden | 162 | |
| Denmark | 146 | |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 137 | |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | 127 | |
| Portugal | 118 | |
| Norway | 76 | |
| Bahamas | 59 | |
| Spain | 55 | |
| Germany | 40 | |
| France | 37 | |
| Ireland | 36 | |
| Austria | 28 | |
| Iceland | 25 | |
| Italy | 19 | |
| US Virgin Islands | 16 | |
| Puerto Rico | 13 | |
| Russia | 11 | |
| South Korea | 7 | |
| Cuba | 6 | |
| Curaçao | 5 | |
| Greenland | 4 | |
| Saint Martin | 4 | |
| Czechia | 3 | |
| Hungary | 3 | |
| Finland | 2 | |
| ZZ | 2 | |
| Switzerland | 1 | |
| Estonia | 1 | |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | |
| Greece | 1 | |
| Nigeria | 1 | |
| Poland | 1 |
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Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.