South American stiff-tailed duck

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South American stiff-tailed duck (Oxyura vittata)

Kingdom: Animalia,

Phylum: Chordata,

Class: Aves,

Order: Anseriformes,

Family: Anatidae,

Subfamily: Oxyurinae,

Genus: Oxyura,

Species: O. vittata,

** South American stiff-tailed duck or lake duck (Oxyura vittata) is a small, South American stiff-tailed duck. It is also called the Argentine blue-bill, Argentine lake duck, or Argentine ruddy duck.

*** The lake duck lives in central Chile, Argentina and southern Uruguay. Its winter range extends north to Paraguay and Rio Grande do Sul.

More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_duck