Species Detail - Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "The First Atlas of Wintering Birds in Britain and Ireland: 1981/82-1983/84.".
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).Marine Map - 50km
Marine Map - 50km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).Species image
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Oxyura jamaicensis
Ruddy Duck
NHMSYS0000530524
RecommendedWell-formed
Invasive Species: EU Invasive Alien Species Regulation No. 1143/2014 || Invasive Species: Regulation S.I. 477/2011 (Ireland) || Invasive Species: High Risk Invasive Species (2013 Report) || Invasive Species: Regulation S.I. 374/2024 (Ireland)
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(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
Bird
Species
6
6
6
14/11/1981
29/02/1984
1 January (recorded in 1996)
31 December (recorded in 1996)
BirdWatch Ireland, The First Atlas of Wintering Birds in Britain and Ireland: 1981/82-1983/84., National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis), accessed 29 August 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/21/Species/11487>