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Lake duck

Oxyura vittata (Philippi, 1860)

LCLeast Concernwaterfowl

The lake duck (Oxyura vittata) is a species in the family Anatidae, order Anseriformes. Recorded adults weigh 590 g to 690 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Lake duck (Oxyura vittata)
Photo: Dude Daniels ( http://theworldbirds.org/ ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the lake duck

Weight
590 g – 690 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
wetlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3.9 – 4src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
1src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Aquaticsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the lake duck live?

Not recorded

What is the lake duck?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The lake duck (Oxyura vittata) is a small, South American stiff-tailed duck. It is also called the Argentine blue-bill, Argentine blue-billed duck, Argentine lake duck, or Argentine ruddy duck.

From the Wikipedia article “Lake duck” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lake_duck&oldid=1348650525), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the lake duck endangered?

The lake duck is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the lake duck classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderAnseriformes
  5. familyAnatidae
  6. genusOxyura
  7. SpeciesOxyura vittata (Philippi, 1860)

Synonyms Erismatura vittata

Other names and names in other languages (43)
  • Argentine blue-billEnglish
  • Argentine blue-billed duckEnglish
  • بط البحيرةArabic
  • بط أزرق المنقار الأرجنتينيArabic
  • malvasia de l'ArgentinaCatalan
  • kachnice argentinskáCzech
  • hwyaden biglas yr ArianninWelsh
  • Argentinsk SkarveandDanish
  • BindenruderenteGerman
  • Argentinische RuderenteGerman
  • Argentinische SchwarzkopfruderenteGerman
  • argentina anasoEsperanto
  • Pato zambullidorSpanish
  • Malvasía argentinaSpanish
  • Pato rana de pico delgadoSpanish
  • Pato zambullidor chicoSpanish
  • argentiina händpartEstonian
  • argentiinankuparisorsaFinnish
  • Érismature ornéeFrench
  • PaturiGuarani
  • צחראש אגמיםHebrew
  • argentinska čakoraCroatian
  • argentin kékcsőrű réceHungarian
  • Gobbo lacustreItalian
  • コバシオタテガモJapanese
  • argentininė stačiauodegėLithuanian
  • Argentijse stekelstaartDutch
  • Argentijnse stekelstaartDutch
  • trommeandNorwegian
  • sterniczka argentyńskaPolish
  • marreca-rabo-de-espinhoPortuguese
  • pato-de-rabo-alçado-patagónicoPortuguese
  • Патагонская савкаRussian
  • Аргентинская савкаRussian
  • Южноамериканская савкаRussian
  • potápnica argentínskaSlovak
  • Argentinska plavokljuna patkaSerbian
  • argentinakopparandSwedish
  • argentinsk kopparandSwedish
  • Arjantin DikkuyruğuTurkish
  • савка аргентинськаUkrainian
  • 南美硬尾鴨Chinese
  • 南美硬尾鸭Chinese

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Relatives of the lake duck

Other species in the same genus Oxyura.

LC, Least Concern
Ruddy duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)

Ruddy duck

Oxyura jamaicensis

Anatidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the lake duck?

An adult lake duck weighs 590 g – 690 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the lake duck endangered?

The lake duck is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the lake duck?

The lake duck (Oxyura vittata) belongs to the family Anatidae in the order Anseriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Lake duck (Oxyura vittata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/lake-duck

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{lake_duck_2026,
  title = {Lake duck (Oxyura vittata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/lake-duck},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}