Utah Bird Profile
 Ruddy Duck - Oxyura jamaicensis

Name Roots: (Gr. oxys, "sharp"; oura, "tail" - of Jamaica)
In Utah:  
by John Crawley

Other Photos - ID / Song
Nesting,
feeding,
characteristic behaviors:
Habitat:
How to find:  

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Occur. (CS,UW)

(See Legend)

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