Ruddy Duck

Oxyura jamaicensis

Summary 2

The ruddy duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) is a duck from North America and one of the stiff-tailed ducks. The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek oxus, "sharp", and oura, "tail", and jamaicensis is "from Jamaica". The Andean duck was considered a subspecies. In fact, some taxonomists, including the American Ornithological Society, still consider it conspecific. Subspecies: jamaicensis - North America including West Indies. andina - central Colombia. ferruginea -

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  1. (c) Tom Benson, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-ND), https://www.flickr.com/photos/40928097@N07/16523578700/
  2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruddy_duck

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