| Common Name: | Duck, Ruddy | | Scientific Name: | Oxyura jamaicensis | | Family: | Anatidae | | Area: | male - Santee Lakes - Santee, California | | Date: | December 17, 2010 | 
The male is shown here in his nonbreeding plumage. In the breeding season from March through August he will have a distinctive blue bill. | 
female - Santee Lakes - Santee, California --- December 13, 2010 | | Reference: | Kaufman Field Guide to Birds of North America by Kaufman |
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