Stiff-tailed Ducks
Oxyura
The stiff-tailed ducks, Oxyura, are part of the Oxyurini tribe of ducks. The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek oxus, "sharp", and oura, "tail".
8 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 6 known species
Ruddy Duck
speciesOxyura jamaicensis
White-headed Duck
speciesOxyura leucocephala
Blue-billed Duck
speciesOxyura australis
Lake Duck
speciesOxyura vittata
Andean Duck
speciesOxyura ferruginea
Maccoa Duck
speciesOxyura maccoa
Ruddy × White-headed Duck
hybridOxyura jamaicensis × leucocephala
New Zealand Blue-billed Duck
speciesOxyura vantetsi
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 7073.