Species Detail - Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Bird Atlas 2007 - 2011".

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).
Live Map

Marine Map - 50km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
Live Map

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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
19
13
9
01/01/2007
31/12/2011
1 January (recorded in 1996)
31 December (recorded in 1996)
BirdWatch Ireland, Bird Atlas 2007 - 2011, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis), accessed 03 September 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/220/Species/11487>

Records per month (across all datasets)

Records per year (across all datasets)