Sign up with one click: Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook ruddy duck (redirected fromruddy ducks) Thesaurus ruddy duck n. A duck(Oxyura jamaicensis)of North and Central America having stiff pointed tail feathers and, in the male, brownish-red upper plumage and a black-and-white head...
The bill is long and straight, with a well-developed nail at the tip; as in swans, the head is featherless back to the eyes. Females resemble males but are somewhat smaller, lack an enlarged bony crown, and have a higher-pitched voice. Adult males have an elongated trachea that loops ...
The latter is called also baldhead, baldpate, baldface, baldcrown, smoking duck, wheat, duck, and whitebelly. Bald-faced, or Green-headed, widgeon, the American widgeon. Black widgeon, the European tufted duck. Gray widgeon. (a) The gadwall. (b) The pintail duck. Great headed widge...
Breeding males are white with a dark green head and some black on their back and wings. Female and nonbreeding male Common Mergansers are gray with a brown head, small white throat, and white on their belly. When flying, this species shows a lot of white on the base of its wings. The...
American Wigeons inhabit wetlands across North America, with males sporting a distinctive green eye stripe and white crown. Females are more subdued with a brownish body and grayish head, often seen in pairs or small flocks. American Wigeons nest in shallow depressions on the ground, often near...
Lesser Whistling Ducks species has a long grey bill, long head and longish legs. It has a buff head, neck and underparts, and a darker crown.
The large head is dark green with a white throat, and a dark green collar and bronzed crown). The vent region is patterned in yellow, black and white. The female Falcated Duck is dark brown, with plumage much like a femalewigeon. Its long grey bill is an aid to identification. ...
These birds have grayish body together with a black crown and brown legs. These species mainly feed onshrimp, fish, insects, and vegetation, and it frequents all types of wetlands.[1] Mottled Duck Mottled Duck The Mottled Duck is a family member ofAnas fulvigula, and it has the same pl...
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