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The North American Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis is a stiff-tailed duck with a range along southern U.S. and Western South American. The stiff tailed ducks are listed below:

Blue-billed Duck,
Oxyura australis
New Zealand Stiff-tailed Duck,
Oxyura vantetsi (prehistoric)
Ruddy Duck,
Oxyura jamaicensis
White-headed Duck,
Oxyura leucocephala
Maccoa Duck,
Oxyura maccoa
Argentine Blue-bill,
Oxyura vittata

The latter has more than a stif tail since it is known for possessing the longest penis of all vertebrates in relation to body length.

The Ruddy Duck dives and swims underwater.

In addition to the ruddy color of the body (in males) an additional distinctive feature is its blue bill.

American Ruddy Duck

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