Species Detail - Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Rare birds of Ireland".
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
64
30
21
07/01/1979
11/01/2015
1 January (recorded in 1996)
31 December (recorded in 1988)
Irish Rare Bird Committee, Rare birds of Ireland, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis), accessed 20 January 2026, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/271/Species/11487