Genus Bucephala

Bufflehead Bucephala albeola   Found: North America
Photographed by: 1, 2) Dick Daniels in North Carolina   3 - 5) John Ennis   5) Dick at Sylvan Heights  6, 7) Dick in North Carolina

Male during breeding season


Goldeneye, Barrow's Bucephala islamdica  Found in Northern latitudes of North America, Iceland
Photographed by Dick Daniels in Wyoming


Goldeneye, Common Bucephala clangula   Found in Northern latitudes of: North America, Europe
Photographed by: 1, 2, 3, 5) John Sandoy   4) David Dohnal  6) Terry Alexander  7) Nialat  8) Dick Daniels at Sylvan Heights
1 - 3) Female  3, 4) Juvenile




Genus Mergus
Fish-eating ducks that are in a sea-duck subfamily. But inspite of this they usually prefer rivers.

Merganser, Common aka Goosander Mergus merganser   Found: North America, Europe, Asia
Photographed by: 1) Dick Daniels in Wyoming  2, 3) Dick in Arizona   4) John Ennis
Male has black head


Merganser, Red-breasted Mergus serrator   Found: North America, Europe, Asia
Photographed by:  1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8) Dick Daniels in North Carolina   4) Dennis Donohue
6) Michael J Thompson at Isle Royale National Park, Lake Superior
Male has dark head.



The following merganser is a different genus from the common and red-breasted mergansers.
Merganser, Hooded Lophodytes cucullatus   Found: North America
Photographed by: 1) Rusty Dodson  2, 3, 8) Dick Daniels at Sylvan Heights  4 - 7) Dick Daniels in North Carolina
Male has white on head




Genus Clangula
Duck, Long-tailed aka Oldsquaw Clangula hyemalis   Found: North America, Europe
Photographed by:  1, 2) Dick Daniels at Sylvan Heights 3 - 6) John Ennis
1, 2) Female




Genus Histrionicus
There is only one species in this genus. It is a sea duck.
Duck, Harlequin Histrionicus histrionicus   Found: North America, Greenland, Iceland.
Photographed by: 1, 2) John Ennis  3, 4) Steve Byland   5, 6, 7) Dick Daniels at Sylvan Heights




Genus Melanitta

Scoter, Black   Melanitta americana   Found: North America, Asia
Photographed by John Ennis


Scoter, Surf Melanitta perspicillata   Found: North America, Europe
Photographed by: 1, 2) John Ennis  3, 4) Dick Daniels in North Carolina