Bucephala is a genus of diving ducks found in the Northern Hemisphere.
Goldeneye (duck)
Goldeneye
Image: Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Image: Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) female
The bufflehead is a small sea duck of the genus Bucephala, the goldeneyes. This species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae as Anas albeola.
Bufflehead
Male flying in California
Bucephala albeola - MHNT