Bufflehead

Bucephala albeola

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    • The bufflehead is a North American species of duck that nests principally in the wooded areas of Canada and the Rocky Mountains. The name derives from its oversized, buffalo-shaped head. The male bufflehead, above, has a black back and head with large white patches behind its eyes and a white underside. The female bird is dark brown in color.

    Art Wolfe/ALLSTOCK, INC.Library of Natural Sounds, Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology. All rights reserved.

    "Bufflehead," Microsoft(R) Encarta(R) 96 Encyclopedia. (c) 1993-1995 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

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