Argentine ruddy duck
These compact ducks dive to find their food. Thin plates on their bills allow them to strain the mouthfuls of mud they pick up from the bottom of ponds, leaving them with a mouthful of zooplankton, bugs, and plants.
- Conservation StatusLow Concern
- Life spanup to 13 years
- Body sizearound 15 in. long
- Native habitat Marshes near lakes and ponds of southern South America
- DietAquatic insects, crustaceans, and other invertebrates