Lake Duck (Oxyura vittata)

Lake Duck, a reference photo — Photo: Dude Daniels (http://theworldbirds.org/) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

The lake duck (Oxyura vittata) is a small, South American stiff-tailed duck. It is also called the Argentine blue-bill, Argentine blue-billed duck, Argentine lake duck, or Argentine ruddy duck.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Lake Duck being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Oxyura maccoa
Oxyura ferruginea
Oxyura australis
Oxyura leucocephala
Nomonyx dominicus
Oxyura jamaicensis

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Genus: Oxyura
Species: Oxyura vittata

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