Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Other related concepts

• Oxyura [jamaicensis or vittata] (taxon group)
• Oxyura jamaicensis or Nomonyx dominicus (taxon group)

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Catalan: Ànec de jamaica, Ànnera de Jamaica
Catalan (Balears): Ànnera de Jamaica
Czech: Kachnice kaštanová
Welsh: Hwyaden goch
Danish: Amerikansk Skarveand
German: Schwarzkopfruderente, Schwarzkopf-Ruderente
English: Ruddy Duck, Ruddy or Andean Duck
Esperanto: Ruĝbruna klapvostanaso
Spanish: Malvasía Canela, Pato Cariblanco, Pato Espinoso, Pato rana de pico ancho, Pato Rufo, pato telpalcate, Pato Tepalcate, Pato zambullidor grande
Spanish (Argentine): Pato zambullidor grande
Spanish (Chile): Pato rana de pico ancho
Spanish (Colombia): Pato andino, Pato Rufo
Spanish (Cuba): Pato Chorizo
Spanish (Dominican Rep.): Pato Espinoso
Spanish (Spain): Malvasía Canela
Spanish (Mexico): pato telpalcate, Pato Tepalcate
Spanish (Nicaragua): Pato Cariblanco
Spanish (Peru): Pato Rana
Spanish (Puerto Rico): Pato Chorizo
Estonian: valgepõsk-händpart
Basque: Ahate herdoiltsua, Ànec de Jamaica
Finnish: Kuparisorsa, Kupariviuhkasorsa
Faroese: Tonut skarvsont
French: Erismature rousse, Érismature rousse, Érismature rousse ou É. des Andes
Irish: Lacha Rua
Galician: Ànec de Jamaica, Malvasía americana
Haitian Creole French: Kanna plonjon
Hebrew: צחראש אדמוני
Hungarian: Feketefeju halcsontfarkú réce, Feketefejű halcsontfarkú réce, Halcsontfarkú réce
Icelandic: Hrókönd
Italian: Gobbo della Giamaica, Gobbo rugginoso americano
Japanese (romaji): akaotategamo
Japanese: アカオタテガモ
Scientific: Anas jamaicensis, Anas rubidus, Erismatura jamaicensis, Erismatura rubida, Oxyura [jamaicensis or ferruginea], Oxyura jamaicensis, Oxyura jamaicensis jamaicensis, Oxyura jamaicensis rubida
Lithuanian: Amerikinė stačiauodegė
Dutch: Rosse Stekelstaart
Norwegian: Stivhaleand
Polish: sterniczka jamajska
Portuguese: Pato-rabo-alçado-americano
Portuguese (Portugal): Pato-rabo-alçado-americano
Romansh: anda sprezia dal chau nair
Russian: Американская савка
Slovak: potáplica bielolíca, Potápnica bielolíca
Slovenian: belolicna trdorepka, Belolična trdorepka
Serbian: Crnoglava plavokljuna patka
Swedish: Amerikansk kopparand, amerikansk/andinsk kopparand
Turkish: Kara Başlı Dikkuyruk, Kara-başlı Dikkuyruk
Ukrainian: Савка американська
Chinese: 棕硬尾鸭
Chinese (Traditional): 棕硬尾鴨