- The stiff-tailed ducks, the
genus Oxyura, are part of the
Oxyurini tribe of ducks. All have, as
their name implies, long,
stiff tail feathers,
which are...
- The white-headed duck (
Oxyura leucocephala) is a
small diving duck some 45 cm (18 in) long. The male has a
white head with
black crown, a blue bill, and...
- The
ruddy duck (
Oxyura jamaicensis) is a duck from
North America and one of the stiff-tailed ducks. The
genus name is
derived from
Ancient Gr**** oxus,...
- The lake duck (
Oxyura vittata) is a small,
South American stiff-tailed duck. It is also
called the
Argentine blue-bill,
Argentine blue-billed duck, Argentine...
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Sumatra and Borneo.
Nupserha oxyura var.
postflavipes Breuning, 1950
Nupserha oxyura var.
elongatoides Breuning, 1950
Nupserha oxyura var.
oxyuroides Breuning...
- The blue-billed duck (
Oxyura australis) is a
small Australian stiff-tailed duck, with both the male and
female growing to a
length of 40 cm (16 in). The...
- The
Maccoa duck (
Oxyura maccoa) is a stiff-tailed
diving duck
found across Eastern and
Southern Africa. As
members of the stiff-tailed duck group, Maccoas...
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wildlife trade. The
Sumatran green pigeon was
originally described as
Columba oxyura by the
Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck in 1823
based on specimens...
- stiff-tailed ducks. It is
sometimes included with the
latter in the
genus Oxyura, but the
masked ducks are now
considered the
descendants of a
missing link...
- The
Andean duck (
Oxyura ferruginea) is a bird
species native to the
Andean Mountains of
South America, one of the stiff-tailed ducks. It was considered...