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Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
Robert B. Brua
Version: 2.0 — Published January 1, 2002
Version: 2.0 — Published January 1, 2002
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Amerikaanse Stekelsterteend |
| Asturian | Balbasña de mexelles blanques |
| Basque | Ahate herdoiltsua |
| Bulgarian | Американска тръноопашата потапница |
| Catalan | Malvasia de Jamaica |
| Croatian | crnoglava čakora |
| Czech | kachnice kaštanová |
| Danish | Amerikansk Skarveand |
| Dutch | Rosse Stekelstaart |
| English | Ruddy Duck |
| English (United States) | Ruddy Duck |
| Faroese | Tonut skarvsont |
| Finnish | kuparisorsa |
| French | Érismature rousse |
| French (France) | Érismature rousse |
| Galician | Malvasía americana |
| German | Schwarzkopf-Ruderente |
| Greek | Αμερικανικό Κεφαλούδι |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Kanna plonjon |
| Hebrew | צחראש אדמוני |
| Hungarian | Halcsontfarkú réce |
| Icelandic | Hrókönd |
| Italian | Gobbo della Giamaica |
| Japanese | アカオタテガモ |
| Lithuanian | Baltaskruostė stačiauodegė antis |
| Norwegian | stivhaleand |
| Polish | sterniczka jamajska |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Pato-rabo-alçado-americano |
| Romanian | Rață jamaicană |
| Russian | Американская савка |
| Serbian | Crnoglava plavokljuna patka |
| Slovak | potápnica bielolíca |
| Slovenian | Belolična trdorepka |
| Spanish | Malvasía Canela |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Pato Cariblanco |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Pato chorizo |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Pato Espinoso |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Pato Rojizo |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Pato Rojizo |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Pato Tepalcate |
| Spanish (Peru) | Pato Rana Norteamericano |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Pato Chorizo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Malvasía canela |
| Swedish | amerikansk kopparand |
| Turkish | Amerika Dikkuyruğu |
| Ukrainian | Савка американська |
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- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of the Ruddy Duck in North America.
This species also breeds in Europe. See text for details.