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Ruddy duck

Oxyura jamaicensis

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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.

Habitat:

Native of N America. These are living in Pairi Daiza, Belgium.

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