Andean Duck (Oxyura ferruginea)
About the Andean Duck
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 a subspecies of the ruddy duck. In fact, some taxonomic authorities still consider it conspecific, including the American Ornithological Society.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 20 recordings for this species: 5 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Other birds you can hear here
- American Barn OwlTyto furcatarecording
- American KestrelFalco sparveriusrecording
- Band-winged NightjarSystellura longirostrisrecording
- American Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonotarecording
- American Golden PloverPluvialis dominicarecording
- Andean FlickerColaptes rupicolarecording
These are the birds recorded alongside it, not close relatives — the site holds no other member of its genus or family yet.