Ruddy Duck

Oxyura jamaicensis - Érismature rousse

Érismature rousse
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Anseriformes

  • Family
    :

    Anatidés

  • Genus
    :

    Oxyura

  • Species
    :

    jamaicensis

Descriptor

Gmelin, JF, 1789

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 43 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 53 à 62 cm.
  • Weight
    : 310 à 650 g
Longevity

13 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Érismature rousse
♂ adult plum. breeding
Érismature rousse
♀ adult plum. breeding

Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) is a species of bird in the Anatidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

  • Érismature rousse,
  • Malvasía canela,
  • pato-de-rabo-alçado-americano,
  • Schwarzkopf-Ruderente,
  • halcsontfarkú réce,
  • Rosse Stekelstaart,
  • Gobbo della Giamaica,
  • amerikansk kopparand,
  • Stivhaleand,
  • potápnica bielolíca,
  • kachnice kaštanová,
  • Sorthovedet Skarveand,
  • kuparisorsa,
  • malvasia de Jamaica,
  • Hrókönd,
  • sterniczka jamajska,
  • Jamaikas zilknābis,
  • belolična trdorepka,
  • Американская савка,
  • アカオタテガモ,
  • 棕硬尾鸭,
  • 棕硬尾鴨,

Voice song and call

Érismature rousse
♂ adult plum. transition

Habitat

Érismature rousse
♀ adult

Wetlands (inland) : Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha), Permanent Saline, Brackish or alkaline Lakes ; Marine Neritic : Estuaries ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Other sources of interest

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