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Oxyura jamaicensis · Family Anatidae
Oxyura jamaicensis
Family Anatidae
- Order
- Anseriformes
- Family
- Anatidae
- GBIF occurrence records
- 3,021,063
- Countries and territories with records
- 93
About this species
This species has 3,021,063 occurrence records from 93 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Most records come from the United States (88.9%), Canada (7.2%), Mexico (1.4%) and the United Kingdom (1%); together they account for 98.6% of the total. In the United States, this species accounts for 0.24% of all bird records in GBIF.
The scientific name Oxyura jamaicensis combines the genus name Oxyura with the species epithet jamaicensis. The Warbla app catalog lists 6 species of the genus Oxyura; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Oxyura australis, Oxyura leucocephala and Oxyura ferruginea.
The catalog has GBIF record counts for 162 species of the family Anatidae. This species ranks 20th among them; the family’s most-recorded species is Anas platyrhynchos. Its record count is 2.4 times the family average (1,269,675). The family Anatidae belongs to the order Anseriformes, which has 166 species in the Warbla app catalog.