STIFF-TAILED DUCK

EXAMPLES OF STIFF-TAILED DUCKS

- Ruddy Duck

- Maccoa Duck

- Lake Duck

- Blue-billed Duck

- White-headed Duck

- New Zealand Stiff-tailed Duck

Ruddy Duck

• Anatidae family

•Diving Duck

•Scientific Name: Oxyura

•Called the Stiff-Tailed Duck because it has long, stiff tail feathers

•Also really has relatively swollen bills

•Only six species

•They have legs that are set very far back, so they look awkward on land. They tend to stay in the water

•Found in North and South America, Australia, Asia, and Africa