Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadorna
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<birdfyi-bird slug="tadorna-tadorna"></birdfyi-bird>The Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) is a bird species in the family Anatidae (ducks, geese & swans), within the order Anseriformes (waterfowl). Recorded measurements include a wingspan of 62.8 cm and a weight of 1 kg. The IUCN Red List classifies it as Least Concern.
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के बारे में
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 |
|---|---|---|
| पंखों का फैलाव | 62.8 cm | 24.7 in |
| वजन | 1035.5 g | 36.53 oz |
पहचान
पंख
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.
भौगोलिक वितरण
Breeds in Siberian tundra; winters in eastern and southern Africa, and in South and Southeast Asia. Trans-hemispheric migrant.
संरक्षण स्थिति
व्यवहार और प्रजनन
घोंसला बनाना
Nest type: BU. Incubation: 28-31 days. Fledging: 45-50 days.
अंडों की संख्या
3-18
ध्वनि
गीत
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.
वर्गिकी
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| गण | Anseriformes (Waterfowl) |
| कुल | Anatidae (Ducks, Geese & Swans) |
| Genus | Tadorna |
| प्रजातियां | Tadorna tadorna |
Distribution
Common Shelduck has been recorded in 5 countries.
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Other species in the Anatidae family