ruddy duck

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• noun A duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) of North and Central America having stiff pointed tail feathers and, in the male, brownish-red upper plumage and a black-and-white head.

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• noun Oxyura jamaicensis, a small stifftail duck. The males have a rust-coloured body.

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• noun reddish-brown stiff-tailed duck of North America and northern South America