Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)

Ruddy Duck, a reference photo — Photo: Dick Daniels (http://carolinabirds.org/) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

The ruddy duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) is a species of duck, one of six extant species of stiff-tailed duck (genus Oxyura). In the 1940s, the ruddy duck was introduced to the United Kingdom, where it established a population. Outside the Americas, the ruddy duck is considered a highly invasive species, prompting many countries to initiate culling projects to eradicate it from the native ecosystem.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Ruddy 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 vittata

Classification

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

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