Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (45)
- Monotypic
Robert B. Brua
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2002
Text last updated 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 |
| 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 |
Oxyura jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1789)
PROTONYM:
Anas jamaicensis
Gmelin, 1789. Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2, p.519.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Jamaica.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- OXYURA
- oxyura
- jamaica / jamaicae / jamaicana / jamaicensis
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Originally Appeared in
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Distribution of the Ruddy Duck
