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Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis
50.6407, 4.66696
Field Notes
Description:
Adult males have a rust-red body, a blue bill, and a white face with a black cap. Adult females have a grey-brown body with a greyish face with a darker bill, cap and a cheek stripe.
This photo is taken in a zoo.
Habitat:
This is a duck from North America and the Andes Mountains of South America, one of the stiff-tailed ducks.
Their breeding habitat is marshy lakes and ponds. They nest in dense marsh vegetation near water.
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Ruddy Duck
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Photographed
PublishedFebruary 23, 2013
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