Ducks, Geese, Swans

Ruddy Duck

Oxyura jamaicensis

The Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) is a 608 g wetland bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. It stays put all year.

Family

Ducks, Geese, Swans

Order

Anseriformes

Weight

608 g

Habitat

Wetland

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

33

Recorded in United States, Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Puerto Rico, Sweden, Guatemala, Denmark, Cuba, Colombia, Bahamas, GP, Dominican Rep., Jamaica, MF, Germany, BM, SX, VI, Antigua and Barb., Ireland, Norway, Grenada, Nicaragua, Spain, KN, El Salvador, TC, Haiti, Italy.

Where to see it: Étang de l'Aéroport (Saint Martin (French part)); Josiah's Bay Pond (British Virgin Islands); Frigate Bay Golf Course (Saint Kitts and Nevis); Etang Chevrise (Saint Martin (French part)); Little Bay Pond (Sint Maarten (Dutch part)).

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