Angus McPuffin wrote:
>Hi All,
>
>Anyone out there have a decent picture of that blue billed wonder, the
>ruddy duck? In any case, thanks for all the wonderful images that have
>been posted to this newsgroup.
>
>Regards,
>John
Scientific Name: Oxyura jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1789)
Common Name: Ruddy Duck
Taxonomic Notes: Oxyura jamaicensis and O. ferruginea (incorporating andina) were previously lumped as O. jamaicensis following SACC, and before then were split as O. jamaicensis (incorporating andina) and O. ferruginea following Sibley and Monroe.