A small diving duck with distinctive bright golden or yellow eyes, native to North America.
From 'gold' + 'eye' (Old English 'ēage' from Proto-Germanic 'augō'). The bird was named directly for its striking yellow eye coloring.
Goldeyes are diving ducks that can close their eyes underwater—their golden eyes are so distinctive that hunters and birders can identify them from far away, making the name perfectly accurate!
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