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Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis
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Description:
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Facts:
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This duck first appeared in the 1940's probably introduced as an ornamental. It has spread rapidly and breeds freely with the white headed duck, this has caused a problem where the survival of the white headed duck is the balance. The Ruddy Duck was the subject of a cull in the UK in 2003. |
Introduced: |
1940's
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Origin:
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North
America
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Location:
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Most
of UK
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Status:
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Endangered
by culling!
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Problems:
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Comments:
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| Interbreeding with white headed duck | |||