The Andean duck (Oxyura ferruginea) is a bird species native to the Andean Mountains of South America, one of the stiff-tailed ducks. It was considered a subspecies of the ruddy duck. In fact, some taxonomic authorities still consider it conspecific, including the American Ornithological Society.
^BirdLife International (2016). "Oxyura ferruginea". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. IUCN: e.T22727757A94961092. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22727757A94961092.en. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
The Andeanduck (Oxyura ferruginea) is a bird species native to the Andean Mountains of South America, one of the stiff-tailed ducks. It was considered...
Jamaica". The Andeanduck was formerly considered to be conspecific with the ruddy duck but with the two species split, the ruddy duck is monotypic: no...
distinguished from Andeanduck (Oxyura ferruginea), a similar species, by being smaller and having a flatter head. The lake duck holds the Guinness World...
The Andean crested duck (Lophonetta specularioides alticola) is one of two subspecies of the crested duck. It is much rarer than its sibling subspecies...
that diverged early in dabbling duck evolution. There are two subspecies: L. specularioides alticola (Andean crested duck) and L. specularioides specularioides...
(white-headed duck), and O. australis (blue-billed duck), and the New World ducks are O. vittata (lake duck) and O. ferruginea (andeanduck). The exact...
extinct in 1698; Amsterdam duck, reported to be the favourite dish of Île Amsterdam's five resident sealers until 1793; Mauritian duck, which was found in "great...
peposaca Black-headed duck, Heteronetta atricapilla Ruddy duck, Oxyura jamaicensis (the local subspecies is also called Andeanduck) Lake duck, Oxyura vittata...
(notably members of the genus Nothoprocta), Andean goose, torrent duck, giant coot, flamingos, lesser rhea, Andean flicker, diademed sandpiper-plover, miners...
The Andean teal (Anas andium) is a South American species of duck. Like other teals, it belongs to the diverse genus Anas; more precisely it is one of...
and kestrel, and nocturnal, such as the owl; waterfowl, such as the Andeanduck, and passerines, such as the house sparrow, goldfinch, and nightingale...
slightly larger. It is very similar to the other subspecies, the Andean crested duck, differing in being slightly smaller, with more distinctively mottled...
The genus now contains 31 living species. The name Anas is the Latin for "duck". The genus Anas was introduced by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in...
cocona-lime juice and tobiko wild caigua with scallops, Andean seaweed, and maca root (known as Andean Viagra) Fish ceviche with tumbo Paiche with masato and...
Andean condor, the torrent duck, the puna tinamou, the brown pintail, the Andean crested duck, the white-tufted grebe, the giant coot, and the Andean...
include: the Andean tinamou, the great horned owl, the torrent duck, the yellow-billed pintail, the amethyst-throated sunangel, the Andean guan, the puna...
Neochen: Orinoco goose and Andean goose (South America) Chloephaga: sheldgeese (South America; 4 species) Hymenolaimus: blue duck (New Zealand)—formerly in...
amphibious species, like Andean and Chilean flamingos, as well as the black-headed duck, black-necked swan, cinnamon teal, crested duck, Coscoroba swan, kelp...
the Coast, adjacent to the Pacific Ocean; the Highlands, located in the Andean mountains; and the Amazon Jungle. This division, although with its evident...
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