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 LC    Andean Duck* Id (Atlas):
    Oxyura ferruginea

Description (10)
Image of Andean Duck
 

Family
Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans)

Size
37 - 43.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Eyton, 1838)

Range (Guide)
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.

Andes of southern Colombia southwards to Tierra del Fuego.
 
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (15)...)

 
Andean Duck (Oxyura ferruginea) [XC257288]
     by Robert S. Ridgely from Chimborazo: Laguna de Colta, Ecuador (call, calls)

 
Andean Duck (Oxyura ferruginea) [XC50898]
     by Jonas Nilsson from Villa Pehuenia-laguna Costa Azul, Neuquen, Argentina (call)

Subspecies
Not recognised by BirdLife International. Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) and Andean Duck (Oxyura ferruginea) have been lumped into Oxyura jamaicensis (2005).

Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

  • ferruginea (Eyton, 1838)   -  Colombia to southern Cone.
  • andina Lehmann, 1946   -  Andes of central and northern Colombia.



References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Andean Duck (Oxyura ferruginea) - 10 files


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