Ruddy Duck Range Map

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Migration

Short-distance migrant. Ruddy Ducks migrate in small groups of 5–15 individuals, usually at night. They follow several migratory corridors fanning to the southwest, south, and southeast from their northern breeding grounds. In California, breeding birds may move to coastal areas. Some populations in the Caribbean islands, Mexico, Guatemala, and El Salvador stay in one place year-round.

BirdLife International (2021) Distribution map for Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis. In BirdLife International and Handbook of the Birds of the World (2021) Bird species distribution maps of the world. Version 2021.1.

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