Ruddy Duck

Oxyura jamaicensis

Least Concern

The Ruddy Duck is a duck, goose, swan, or close waterfowl relative of North American lakes, rivers, marshes, and coastal wintering waters. It feeds on aquatic plants, seeds, invertebrates, or small animals in lakes, marshes, rivers, floodplains, and coastal waters, and many populations gather or migrate seasonally in large flocks.

Family

Anatidae

Group

Waterfowl

Range

Ruddy Duck Range — Resident or seasonal range in North American lakes, rivers, marshes, and coastal wintering waters

Population

≈ 1.7M

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