Ruddy duck | |
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Female | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Anseriformes |
Family: | Anatidae |
Genus: | Oxyura |
Species: | O. jamaicensis
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Binomial name | |
Oxyura jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1789)
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Extant, breeding Extant, resident Extant, passage Extant, non-breeding Extant & Introduced (resident) Probably extinct
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Synonyms | |
Erismatura jamaicensis |
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".