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Ruddy ducks are relatively small diving ducks. They have dark caps on their heads, white cheeks, and stiff tails which they use as a rudder. Breeding males have ruddy plumage below the neck, as their name suggests, as well as a blue bill.
Ruddy ducks are common in ponds, bays and marshes throughout the western and southern U.S., midwestern Canada, and northern Mexico.
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