Common Shelduck

حول

A large distinctive shelduck with a white body, dark green head, broad chestnut breast band, and a bright red bill with a knob in males. Common along European and Asian coasts and estuaries. Nests in rabbit burrows or hollow trees. Large moult migrations concentrate in Germany's Wadden Sea.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
طول الجناح	62,8 cm	24.7 in
الوزن	1035,5 g	36.53 oz

التعرف

الريش

White body with dark green head, broad chestnut breastband, and black scapular stripes. Red bill with basal knob in males. Green speculum and black wingtips. Underparts white with black belly stripe. Sexes similar.

Habitat & Range

Coastal estuaries, mudflats, saltmarshes, sand dunes, and inland saline lakes from northwest Europe east across Eurasia to China. Winters mainly on tidal estuaries and coastal wetlands. Nests in burrows.

🌿 Wetland 🏖️ Coastal

النطاق الجغرافي

Breeds in Siberian tundra; winters in eastern and southern Africa, and in South and Southeast Asia. Trans-hemispheric migrant.

Diet & Feeding

Eats seeds, leaves, and aquatic invertebrates; dabbles in shallow water; diet broadly omnivorous and varies with habitat.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

السلوك والتكاثر

التعشيش

Nest type: BU. Incubation: 28-31 days. Fledging: 45-50 days.

عدد البيض في الوضع

3-18

الصوت

الغناء

Male gives a whistled 'wheee'; female gives a cackling series of rapid nasal 'ak-ak-ak' notes. One of the most sexually dimorphic calls of any shelduck species.

التصنيف

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
الرتبة	Anseriformes (Waterfowl)
الفصيلة	Anatidae (Ducks, Geese & Swans)
Genus	Tadorna
الأنواع	Tadorna tadorna

Distribution

Common Shelduck has been recorded in 5 countries.

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موجود Not recorded

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🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden

External Databases

الأسئلة الشائعة

What does the Common Shelduck eat?

Eats seeds, leaves, and aquatic invertebrates; dabbles in shallow water; diet broadly omnivorous and varies with habitat.

Where does the Common Shelduck live?

Coastal estuaries, mudflats, saltmarshes, sand dunes, and inland saline lakes from northwest Europe east across Eurasia to China. Winters mainly on tidal estuaries and coastal wetlands. Nests in burrows.

Is the Common Shelduck endangered?

The Common Shelduck has a conservation status of Least Concern.

How does the Common Shelduck nest?

Nest type: BU. Incubation: 28-31 days. Fledging: 45-50 days.

What does the Common Shelduck sound like?

Male gives a whistled 'wheee'; female gives a cackling series of rapid nasal 'ak-ak-ak' notes. One of the most sexually dimorphic calls of any shelduck species.

How big is the Common Shelduck?

The Common Shelduck has a wingspan of 62.8 cm, weight of 1035.5 g.

What order and family does the Common Shelduck belong to?

The Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) belongs to the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae.