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| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:31912DSC 1417PSforum.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male<br >Photo by {{user|Sussex+bird+man|Sussex bird man}}<br />Laguna Nimez, [[Argentina]], November 2006]] |
;[[:Category:Oxyura|Oxyura]] ferruginea | ;[[:Category:Oxyura|Oxyura]] ferruginea | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | Chestnut | + | *Chestnut |
| − | + | *Black head | |
| + | *Bright blue bill with a slight bump over the nostril | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Colombia]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]], [[Argentina]], and [[Chile]]. | + | [[South America]]: found in [[Colombia]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]], [[Argentina]], and [[Chile]]. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | Monotypic, but considered a subspecies of [[Ruddy Duck]] ''Oxyura jamaicensis'' by some.<sup>[[#References| | + | Monotypic, but considered a subspecies of [[Ruddy Duck]] ''Oxyura jamaicensis'' by some.<sup>[[#References|2]]</sup> |
| − | + | [[Image:Andean_Duck.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|Robert+Scanlon|Robert Scanlon}}<br />Bogota, [[Colombia]], January 2004]] | |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Lakes, pools and marshes. | Lakes, pools and marshes. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | It cocks the tail | |
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thNov08}}#Arthur Grosset | |
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{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Oxyura+ferruginea}} | {{GSearch|Oxyura+ferruginea}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Oxyura]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Oxyura]] | ||
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- Oxyura ferruginea
Identification
- Chestnut
- Black head
- Bright blue bill with a slight bump over the nostril
Distribution
South America: found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, and Chile.
Taxonomy
Monotypic, but considered a subspecies of Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis by some.2
Habitat
Lakes, pools and marshes.
Behaviour
It cocks the tail
References
- 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.
- Arthur Grosset
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
