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[Consigliere S4 - The Wildfowl of David Maass] Tranquil Setting-Ruddy Ducks
Subject: [Consigliere S4 - The Wildfowl of David Maass] Tranquil Setting-Ruddy Ducks
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[Consigliere S4 - The Wildfowl of David Maass] Tranquil Setting-Ruddy Ducks


The ruddy duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) is a duck from North America and the Andes Mountains of South America, one of the stiff-tailed ducks. The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek oxus, "sharp", and oura, "tail", and jamaicensis is Jamaica.

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Scientific Name: Oxyura jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1789)
Common Names: Ruddy Duck
French: Érismature rousse; German: Schwarzkopf-Ruderente; Spanish: Malvasía canela, Pato tepalcate
Taxonomy: Anas jamaicensis J. F. Gmelin, 1789, Jamaica.
Synonyms: Erismatura jamaicensis

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