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Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)    Ducks, Geese and Waterfowl (Anatidae)
Amerikansk Skarveand    Pato Tepalcate
Ruddy Duck 1462    (1 photos)
2011-12-04    Parque Héroes (Aguascalientes), Mexico

Subspecies: jamaicensis
1cy male in non-breeding plumage. The dark well-defined cap and the pure white cheek indicate a male, and the diffuse streak through the cheek indicate that the bird is young. The stiff-tailed ducks, like the Ruddy Duck, follow another molt pattern than most of the other duck species. The summer/alternate plumage is the colorful one and all birds are drab in winter, which is opposite to other ducks.


Ruddy Duck 1463    (1 photos)
2011-12-04    Parque Héroes (Aguascalientes), Mexico

Subspecies: jamaicensis
Female. Likely adult based on the grayish look. In relation to sex, the perception of a brighter and less well-defined cap and dirty cheek with stronger stripe through it are in favor of a female.


Ruddy Duck 1464    (1 photos)
2011-12-04    Parque Héroes (Aguascalientes), Mexico

Subspecies: jamaicensis
Female. Other than 1463.


Ruddy Duck 1465    (1 photos)
2011-12-04    Parque Héroes (Aguascalientes), Mexico

Subspecies: jamaicensis
Adult male in basic plumage. Clear black cap and pure white cheek combined with traces of chestnut plumage colors


Ruddy Duck 1466    (1 photos)
2011-12-04    Parque Héroes (Aguascalientes), Mexico

Subspecies: jamaicensis
Female. The uniform wing suggests a young bird.


Ruddy Duck 1467    (1 photos)
2011-12-04    Parque Héroes (Aguascalientes), Mexico

Subspecies: jamaicensis
Female. Likely adult.


Ruddy Duck 1468    (1 photos)
2011-12-04    Parque Héroes (Aguascalientes), Mexico

Subspecies: jamaicensis
Female. Likely young bird based on brownish colors.


Ruddy Duck 1469    (1 photos)
2011-12-04    Parque Héroes (Aguascalientes), Mexico

Subspecies: jamaicensis
Adult female. Based on grayish tones, and more specific on the fact that older females apparently have longer and more pointed inner secondaries, something I like to perceive in the this photo.


Ruddy Duck 1470    (1 photos)
2011-12-04    Parque Héroes (Aguascalientes), Mexico

Subspecies: jamaicensis
Adult male in winter plumage.


Ruddy Duck 1471    (1 photos)
2012-04-06    Laguna Cuyutlán (col), Mexico

Subspecies: jamaicensis
Second calendar year. Male. 2cy male. A bird that shows such a white cheek without indications of the dark cheek stripe, and without showing any other traces of the male breeding plumage, I can only conclude to be a young male.


Ruddy Duck 1473    (1 photos)
2013-01-28    Laguna Cuyutlán (col), Mexico

Subspecies: jamaicensis
Female. Female. Perhaps young bird because of the brownish colors?


Ruddy Duck 1472    (1 photos)
2013-01-28    Valle de las Garzas (Manzanillo), Mexico

Subspecies: jamaicensis
Female. Uncertain of age.


Ruddy Duck 1474    (1 photos)
2013-01-28    Valle de las Garzas (Manzanillo), Mexico

Subspecies: jamaicensis
Female. Same as 1473. Probably young bird. Characteristic profile with the lifted tail.


Ruddy Duck 1475    (1 photos)
2013-01-28    Valle de las Garzas (Manzanillo), Mexico

Subspecies: jamaicensis
Female. Same as 1473.


Ruddy Duck 1476    (1 photos)
2013-01-28    Valle de las Garzas (Manzanillo), Mexico

Subspecies: jamaicensis
Male. Probably young bird with the grayish colors.


Ruddy Duck 1477    (1 photos)
2013-01-28    Valle de las Garzas (Manzanillo), Mexico

Subspecies: jamaicensis
Male. Same as 1476.


Ruddy Duck 1478    (1 photos)
2013-03-24    Las Hadas Golf Course (Manzanillo), Mexico

Subspecies: jamaicensis
Adult female. Despite the crepuscular quality to the photo the strong markings are characteristic for an old female.


Ruddy Duck 1479    (1 photos)
2013-03-25    Las Hadas Golf Course (Manzanillo), Mexico

Subspecies: jamaicensis
Adult female. Other bird than 1478 it looks.


Ruddy Duck 1850    (1 photos)
2015-09-05    Laguna Atotonilco (jal), Mexico

Subspecies: jamaicensis
Female with 4 pullus.


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