Andean Duck

Far away, in the middle of a lake, in dim misty light was this bird we’d stopped to see between two birding hotspots in our Colombia tour. Happy to have a photograph. Happy not with it’s quality.
It’s beautiful chestnut colouring set off with the bright blue beak are it’s summer colours. Fading to duller grey-brown combos.

Scientific Name: Oxyura ferruginea
Conservation Status: Least Concern

Date photographed: March 2025
Location: The Andes, Colombia

Info sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andean_duck & https://ebird.org/species/andduc1

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