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title: "Andean Duck"
description: "Oxyura ferruginea — Birds. The Andean duck (Oxyura ferruginea) is a bird species native to the Andean Mountains of South America, one of the stiff-tailed ducks."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/andean-duck
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Andean Duck

> Oxyura ferruginea — Birds. The Andean duck (Oxyura ferruginea) is a bird species native to the Andean Mountains of South America, one of the stiff-tailed ducks.

- Scientific name: *Oxyura ferruginea*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers), `mountains` (Mountains)
- iNaturalist observations: 2869
- Wikidata: [Q3591452](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3591452)
- iNaturalist taxon: [827374](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/827374)

## Names

- en: Andean Duck
- de: Andenruderente
- es: Pato zambullidor grande
- fr: Érismature des Andes
- nl: Andesstekelstaart
- pt: Pato-rabo-alçado-andino
- pl: Sterniczka peruwiańska

## Countries with the most observations

CO (804), PE (505), BO (481), EC (412), AR (263), CL (89)

## Summary

The Andean duck (Oxyura ferruginea) is a bird species native to the Andean Mountains of South America, one of the stiff-tailed ducks. It was considered a subspecies of the ruddy duck.  In fact, some taxonomic authorities still consider it conspecific, including the American Ornithological Society.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andean_duck

## Photo

![Andean Duck](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/andean-duck/medium.jpg)

Photo: Hugo Hulsberg · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/145685338

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/andean-duck?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).