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Scientific Name

Oxyura jamaicensis

Scientific Name w/ Auth.

Oxyura jamaicensis (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)

Park

Death Valley National Park (DEVA)

Sensitive

No

Park Accepted

Accepted

Record Status

Approved

Park Preferred Common Names

Ruddy Duck

Park Synonyms

Erismatura jamaicensis rubida, Erismatura rubida

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom	Animalia
Subkingdom	Bilateria
Infrakingdom	Deuterostomia
Phylum	Chordata
Subphylum	Vertebrata
Infraphylum	Gnathostomata
Superclass	Tetrapoda
Class	Aves
Order	Anseriformes
Family	Anatidae
Genus	Oxyura
Species	Oxyura jamaicensis

Occurrence

Present

Occurrence Notes

Fisher 1893

Nativeness

Native

Nativeness Notes

Additional Reference: American Birds 57:117 Used Oxyura jamaicensis (TSN 175175) as authority. Species descibed in 1893 Death Valley Expedition as Ruddy Duck found at Furnace Creek, Death Valley

Abundance

Common

Abundance Notes

Only 571 records

Management Tags

Exploitation Concern
hunted in state

Seasonality Tags

Breeder
Most common duck species, present year round except June to mid-July

Threatened Endangered Status

State Species of Concern statuses

Ozone Sensitive Status

NatureServe GRank

NatureServe SRank

Observations

172

References

7

Vouchers

0

External Links

0

Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.

Created By

sac - IM Office

Created Date

2/25/2002 12:00:00 AM

Last Modified By

ebernard@nps.gov

Last Modified Date

5/28/2014 11:31:47 AM

Notes

Park Species Data Source: Converted from NPFauna database by I & M Office Park Species Data Source: Gilman, M. F. 1935. Notes on birds in Death Valley. Condor. 37:238-242. Bibkey 85642 Park Species Data Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Division of Ornithology and Mammology, A. K. Fisher, L. Stejneger, C. H. Gilbert, C. V. Riley, R. E. C. Stearns, C. H. Merriam and T. S. Palmer. 1893. The Death Valley Expedition: A biological survey of parts of California, Nevada, Arizona, and Utah, Part II. U.S. Department of Agriculture: Division of Ornithology and Mammology, Washington, D.C. Bibkey 29689

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