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[[Image:Ruddy_Duck.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by IanF<br />Male photgraphed at: Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park, Billingham]] | [[Image:Ruddy_Duck.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by IanF<br />Male photgraphed at: Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park, Billingham]] | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
Revision as of 08:11, 18 February 2008
- Oxyura jamaicensis
Identification
A small diving duck. Compact body with large head and stiff tale give it a very distinctive shape.
- Striking blue bill
- White cheeks
- Dark brown head
- Red/brown body
- Dull brown
- Bold, pale cheek patches
Distribution
Native of North America, introduced to the UK and Europe, where hybridisation with white-headed duck is causing some concern.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Marshes, ponds and lakes
