Oxyura jamaicensis

(Gmelin, 1789)

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Common name (English)

Ruddy Duck

Ηabitat

C: Inland water

D: Wetlands

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Habitat detail

2 records. Meneou pool, December 2011 & Famagusta wetlands, May 2012. It is highly unlikely that this species will ever be recorded in Cyprus again, unless someone has them in captivity and they escape (Christina Ieronymidou pers. comm.).

Establishment status

Not Established

Establishment status detail

Alien:

Has been spotted in Cyprus in recent years (2011 + 2012), although it does not have established populations (Birdlife 2018).

Vagrant or escape. Accidental visitor from unknown established populations (Richardson and Porter 2020).

First detection year

2011

Online resource

https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=…

Pathway

6 UNAIDED - Natural dispersal across border of IAS that have been introduced through pathways 1-5 - Nat

References

Birdlife (2018) https://birdlifecyprus.org/el/birdwatchers-watch-out-for-aliens/ (accessed 28/11/2022)

Richardson C, Porter R (2020) Birds of Cyprus. Helm Field Guides, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, London, UK, 256 p.