Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusOxyura (Stiff-tailed Ducks)
- SpeciesOxyura jamaicensis (Ruddy Duck)
Closest Relatives at El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
Brant
Branta bernicla
American Wigeon
Mareca americana
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator
Anas cyanoptera
Spatula cyanoptera
Surf Scoter
Melanitta perspicillata
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors
Redhead
Aythya americana
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Ruddy Duck in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve?
About 11% of visitor-days record a Ruddy Duck sighting in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve, based on 94 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Ruddy Duck in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve?
February has the highest sighting rate for Ruddy Duck in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.