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Where does the Ruddy Duck live?

Oxyura jamaicensis has 3,012,848 records in 92 countries and territories, from 1837 to 2026. Most records come from United States.

AnimaliaChordataAvesAnseriformesAnatidaeOxyura

When it is recorded

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Peak month: January. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Where it is recorded

PlaceRecordsShare
United States 2,678,556
Canada 218,447
Mexico 41,637
United Kingdom 31,200
France 6,859
Belgium 5,926
Netherlands 5,687
Puerto Rico 5,505
Sweden 2,235
Denmark 1,704
Guatemala 1,661
Cuba 1,613
Colombia 1,152
Bahamas 1,094
Guadeloupe 796
Dominican Republic 732
Jamaica 710
Germany 642
Saint Martin 523
Norway 440
Sint Maarten 429
Bermuda 425
US Virgin Islands 392
Spain 389
Antigua & Barbuda 371
Ireland 322
Grenada 262
Italy 262
Nicaragua 250
Finland 174
St Kitts & Nevis 167
Poland 161
El Salvador 159
Russia 141
Iceland 135
Turks and Caicos Islands 132
Greece 123
Haiti 119
Portugal 102
Austria 99

Showing the top 40 of 92 places.

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Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.