Ruddy Duck

The Ruddy Duck is a small stiff-tailed duck.

The Ruddy Duck is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) is a small stiff-tailed duck. Male on the left, female on the right 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. The southern subspecies ferruginea is occasionally considered a distinct species. It is separable by its all-black face and larger size. More

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* Ruddy Duck - Cornell Lab of Ornithology * Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis - USGS Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter * Ruddy Duck Information and Photos - South Dakota Birds and Birding * The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (in favor of the cull) * Animal Aid (against) * Massachusetts Breeding Bird Atlas-Ruddy Duck * Ruddy More

Description: The conformation of the small ruddy duck is distinctive: a short, thick neck; chunky body; stubby wings and a fan-shaped tail composed of stiff feathers. The male ruddy duck has a brilliant rusty-brown back, rump, neck, scapulars, chest, sides and flanks. The crown, rear ear coverts and hindneck are black, and the throat and sides of the head below the eyes are white. The bill is bright sky blue and the legs and feet are grayish. Although relatively silent, the male will give a "chuck-uck-uck-uck-ur-r-r" when displaying. More

Ruddy ducks are highly territorial in the spring although there territories are not well defined. Territories are typically an area around ten feet around their mates. You have to love the way they project an air of self importance or confidence as they swim the marshes of North America. Ruddy males are tireless in showing off this confidence. Particularly during courtship displays, which may last for hours, in attempt to attract a mate. More

A member of the tribe of "stiff-tailed ducks," the Ruddy Duck has a spiky tail that it often holds straight up in display. More

Ruddy Duck – Oxyura jamaicensis Anseriforme Order – Anatidae Family BIOMETRICS: Length: 35- 43 cm; Weight: 500-600 g LONGEVITY: Up to 13 years DESCRIPTION: Ruddy Duck is a dumpy diving duck, with typical long tail often cocked, except when diving or swimming. Adult male in summer plumage has bright chestnut plumage with white cheeks, and black crown and nape. Tail is blackish and rounded. Underparts are chestnut, streaked white on belly. More

The Ruddy Duck drake has a broad bill that becomes bright blue during the breeding season. Its head is black with large white cheek patches. The body is reddish brown and the long black tail is either held flat on the water or upright and stiff. This duck is quick to dive at the first sign of disturbance. The hen has a dark brown cap and a white cheek divided by a brown line. The hen's body is grayish brown. More

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The Ruddy Duck is a small, stiff-tailed duck. The preferred breeding habitat for this species includes marshlands, lakes and ponds in North America. Nesting takes place in dense marshes near the water. During winter months, these birds migrate to coastal bays and unfrozen lakes and ponds. The Ruddy Duck has also escaped and established itself in Great Britain and throughout Europe. This species dives underwater for food, and diets consist mainly of seeds, roots, insects and crustaceans. More

With its perky tail, plump body and bold coloration, the ruddy duck is a fun waterfowl for any birder to spot, and its blue bill and stiff upright tail make it unmistakable. More

Ruddy Duck is named this because they were first discovered in Jamaica and the male will point its tail upwards during courtship. The Ruddy Duck is a small diving duck. In the summer, the male is reddish brown with a black cap and a white cheek. It also has a sky blue bill. In the winter, the male is gray with a white cheek. The female Ruddy Duck is gray. More

* Species - Ruddy Duck - Oxyura jamaicensis Ruddy Duck - Oxyura jamaicensis * Ruddy duck Global Rank: G5 State Rank: S5B Agency Status USFWS: none USFS: none BLM: none FWP Conservation Tier: 3 PIF: none General DescriptionThe Ruddy Duck is a small, chunky, thick-necked duck with More

typical stifftail is the ruddy duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) of North America. In most species the drake has... * display behaviour (in anseriform (bird order): Behaviour) ...tail and kicking up a spurt of water (the “head-throw-kick” of the goldeneye, Bucephala clangula). Perhaps the most bizarre display is found in the stifftails, such as the ruddy duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) of North America. More

North American RangeThe Ruddy Duck is Washington's only representative of the stiff-tail ducks, known for holding their spiky tails up in the air. They have large, flat bills, small wings, and feet set far back on the body. The male Ruddy Duck is cinnamon in color overall with a black head, large, white cheek-patch, and bright blue bill. The male in non-breeding plumage has a mottled gray body and gray bill. The markings on the head are similar to those of breeding plumage. More