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Bufflehead - (Bucephala albeola)
Identification
- Small diving duck
- Male black above, white below, large
white patch on sides and back of head - Female dark brownish above, grey below
- Small white ear patch
- 13.5" (34 cm.)
Habitat
Additional Information
- Common migrant
- Nests in tree cavities in the boreal forest;
- Winters in southern U.S., usually along the coast
| ![Male Buffleheads (photo by Dan Jackson) Two male buffleheads in water](/Images/Birds/BuffleheadMales_500Jackson.jpg)
![Bufflehead pair (photo by Jack Bartholmai) Male and female buffleheads in water](/Images/Birds/BuffleheadPair_500Bartholma.jpg)
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