Saturday, August 29: Due to events taking place outside the Zoo, Franklin Park Zoo will be closed all day. Boston Lights will also be closed that evening. Thank you for your understanding, and we hope to see you on another day.

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Barrow's Goldeneye

Bucephala islandica

About the Barrow's Goldeneye

conservation status: least concern

Geographic Range:

range map

Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Genus: Bucephala
Species: islandica

You Can Find This Animal in the Children's Zoo

How climate change could affect this bird's range

Audubon scientists have used thousands of citizen-science observations and sophisticated climate models to predict how birds in the U.S. and Canada will react to climate change. This model shows a major decrease in the goldeneye's breeding range. View map

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