Ruddy
Duck, Oxyura jamaicensis
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![]() Ruddies are unusual among ducks in that the males are in non-breeding plumage, above, for about half the year; in most ducks, the bright male breeding plumage is present for the whole year except for the female-like eclipse plumage briefly held after the breeding season. The male non-breeding plumage lacks the dark stripe on the cheek that is found on the female. |
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