Stiff-tailed Ducks
Oxyura
The stiff-tailed ducks, the genus Oxyura, are part of the Oxyurini tribe of ducks.
All ducks in the genus have, as their name implies, long, stiff tail feathers which are erect when the bird is resting. They all have relatively large, swollen bills. These are freshwater diving ducks. Their legs are set far back, which makes them awkward on land and they rarely leave the water.
8 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 6 known species
Ruddy Duck
speciesOxyura jamaicensis
White-headed Duck
speciesOxyura leucocephala
Blue-billed Duck
speciesOxyura australis
Lake Duck
speciesOxyura vittata
Andean Duck
speciesOxyura ferruginea
Maccoa Duck
speciesOxyura maccoa
Ruddy × White-headed Duck
hybridOxyura jamaicensis × leucocephala
New Zealand Blue-billed Duck
speciesOxyura vantetsi
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 7073.