Oxyura jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1789)

Ruddy Duck

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Animal

Sublevel 1: Vertebrate

Sublevel 2: Bird

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Phylum: Chordata

Class: Aves

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

Genus: Oxyura

Species: Oxyura jamaicensis

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native (Nonbreeding/Overwintering)

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations:
RI WAP (2015) - SGCN

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Heterotroph

HABITAT

PHOTOS OF Oxyura jamaicensis