South African Shelduck

について

ケープシェルダックは南アフリカに固有のカモです。雄はオレンジ色の体と灰色の頭部が特徴的です。ダム、川、湿地、農地に生息し、草、種子、無脊椎動物を採食します。南アフリカで最もよく見られる大型カモの一つです。

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
翼開長	69.0 cm	27.2 in
体重	1323.6666666666667 g	46.69 oz

識別

羽毛

Males have gray head and neck; rufous-brown body with white wing coverts and green speculum. Females similar but with white facial markings around bill and eye. Body rich rufous-chestnut. Endemic to southern Africa.

Habitat & Range

Inland freshwater and saline lakes, pans, dams, and rivers across southern Africa, primarily on the South African plateau, Lesotho, and Namibia. Nests in burrows dug by aardvark. Highly terrestrial for a shelduck.

🌿 Wetland 🏖️ Coastal

分布域

Breeds in subarctic Eurasia and winters in sub-Saharan Africa, the Indian subcontinent, and Southeast Asia.

Diet & Feeding

Eats seeds, aquatic plants, and invertebrates; dabbles in shallow water; diet more invertebrate-heavy in breeding season.

保全状況

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

行動と繁殖

営巣

Nest type: CV,BU. Incubation: 30 days. Fledging: 60-75 days.

一腹卵数

4-11

鳴き声

さえずり

Male gives a whistled 'wheeu'; female gives a harsh, descending cackle. Calls from South African wetlands and vleis. Sexual dimorphism in call is strong.

分類学

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
目	Anseriformes (Waterfowl)
科	Anatidae (Ducks, Geese & Swans)
Genus	Tadorna
種	Tadorna cana

Distribution

South African Shelduck has been recorded in 7 countries.

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生息あり Not recorded

countries highlighted

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇩🇪 Germany 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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よくある質問

What does the South African Shelduck eat?

Eats seeds, aquatic plants, and invertebrates; dabbles in shallow water; diet more invertebrate-heavy in breeding season.

Where does the South African Shelduck live?

Inland freshwater and saline lakes, pans, dams, and rivers across southern Africa, primarily on the South African plateau, Lesotho, and Namibia. Nests in burrows dug by aardvark. Highly terrestrial for a shelduck.

Is the South African Shelduck endangered?

The South African Shelduck has a conservation status of Least Concern.

How does the South African Shelduck nest?

Nest type: CV,BU. Incubation: 30 days. Fledging: 60-75 days.

What does the South African Shelduck sound like?

Male gives a whistled 'wheeu'; female gives a harsh, descending cackle. Calls from South African wetlands and vleis. Sexual dimorphism in call is strong.

How big is the South African Shelduck?

The South African Shelduck has a wingspan of 69.0 cm, weight of 1323.6666666666667 g.

What order and family does the South African Shelduck belong to?

The South African Shelduck (Tadorna cana) belongs to the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae.