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Ruddy Duck

Oxyura jamaicensis

The Ruddy Duck is a small, colorful bird known for its bright blue bill and rusty-red body. Male Ruddy Ducks are especially striking during mating season when they show off their beautiful colors.

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Ruddy Duck is a small, stout duck with a distinctive stiff tail often held upright. Breeding males have a bright blue bill and rusty-red body, while females are duller brown with a dark bill stripe and paler cheek.

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Ruddy Duck
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Ruddy Duck

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

A male Ruddy Duck’s bill turns a super bright sky blue during mating season!

Ruddy Duck eggs are surprisingly huge, making them one of the biggest duck eggs!

Ruddy Ducks are very clumsy on land but are amazing underwater swimmers!

These ducks can hold their stiff tail feathers straight up in the air!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Underwater Steering

Ruddy Duck has a stiff, fan-like tail that helps them steer expertly underwater and when performing unique courtship displays.

Fähigkeit

Slow-Mo Heart

Ruddy Duck can slow its heart rate and oxygen use, allowing them to stay underwater for surprisingly long periods.

Maße und Details

Länge
35-43 cm
Flügelspannweite
53-62 cm
Gewicht
0.42-0.85 kg
Lebenserwartung
5-13 Jahre
Top Speed
60 km/h
Gelegegröße
6-10
Brutzeit
23-26 Tage
Zugstrecke
3000 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

They mostly eat tiny aquatic insects and plants found by diving deep underwater.

Altersunterschiede: Young chicks eat more insects, while adults consume more plant material.

Hauptnahrung

  • aquatic insects
  • crustaceans
  • plant seeds
  • algae
  • roots

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Bald Eagles are aerial predators that hunt adult Ruddy Ducks.

eaten by

Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus

Great Horned Owls can snatch ducks from the water at night.

parasitizes

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Ruddy Ducks sometimes lay their eggs in the nests of other ducks.

eats

blood midge

Chironomus plumosus

Ruddy Ducks dive for midge larvae and other tiny aquatic insects.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always watch birds from a distance and do not try to touch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Ruddy Duck?

35-43 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Ruddy Duck?

53-62 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Ruddy Duck?

0.42-0.85 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Ruddy Duck?

5-13 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Ruddy Duck?

60 km/h

Was frisst Ruddy Duck?

They mostly eat tiny aquatic insects and plants found by diving deep underwater.

Wo findet man Ruddy Duck normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Ruddy Duck?

Foraging

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