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| The ruddy duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) is a duck from North America and the Andes Mountains of South America, one of the stiff-tailed ducks. The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek oxus, "sharp", and oura, "tail", and jamaicensis is Jamaica. |  
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Scientific Name:	Oxyura jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1789)
 Common Names:	Ruddy Duck
 French: Érismature rousse; German: Schwarzkopf-Ruderente; Spanish: Malvasía canela, Pato tepalcate
 Taxonomy: Anas jamaicensis J. F. Gmelin, 1789, Jamaica.
 Synonyms: Erismatura jamaicensis |  
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