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[[Colombia]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]], [[Argentina]], and [[Chile]]. | [[Colombia]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]], [[Argentina]], and [[Chile]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | Monotypic, but considered a subspecies of ''Oxyura jamaicensis'' by some.<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> | + | Monotypic, but considered a subspecies of [[Ruddy Duck]] ''Oxyura jamaicensis'' by some.<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> |
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Lakes, pools and marshes. | Lakes, pools and marshes. | ||
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Photo by Robert Scanlon
- Oxyura ferruginea
Identification
Chestnut, black head, bright blue bill with a slight bump over the nostril. 1
Distribution
Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, and Chile.
Taxonomy
Monotypic, but considered a subspecies of Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis by some.1
Habitat
Lakes, pools and marshes.
Behaviour
References
- Arthur Grosset
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Andean Duck. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Andean_Duck
