Ruddy Shelduck

Sobre

O pato-de-casaca é um pato-de-terra grande com corpo castanho-laranjado brilhante, cabeça mais pálida e bico, asas e cauda pretos. As asas têm remendos brancos grandes visíveis em voo. Está amplamente distribuído em estepes e zonas semiáridas da Ásia Central, com populações mais pequenas no Mediterrâneo e Norte de África. Habita paisagens abertas perto de água, incluindo lagos de estepe, rios e costas. É uma espécie sagrada no budismo tibetano.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Envergadura	71,1 cm	28.0 in
Peso	1318,3333333333333 g	46.50 oz

Identificação

Plumagem

Warm orange-rufous overall plumage; paler buffy head. Males have narrow black neck collar in breeding season. Black tail and primaries. White wing coverts and iridescent green speculum visible in flight. Orange bill.

Habitat & Range

Steppe lakes, river valleys, inland saline and freshwater wetlands from southeastern Europe and North Africa east through Central Asia to China and Mongolia. Winters on lakes and rivers in South and Southeast Asia.

🌿 Wetland 🌾 Grassland

Distribuição geográfica

Breeds in wetlands across Eurasia; winters from sub-Saharan Africa to South and Southeast Asia. Broad wintering distribution.

Diet & Feeding

Feeds on seeds, plant material, and aquatic invertebrates; dabbles in wetlands; diet varies between seasons and habitats.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Comportamento e reprodução

Nidificação

Nest type: CV. Incubation: 28-29 days. Fledging: 55 days.

Tamanho da postura

8-16

Som

Canto

A loud, resonant bugling 'aakh' from males; females give a rapid cackling 'kak-kak-kak'. Call carries far across open Asian steppe and river valleys.

Taxonomia

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Ordem	Anseriformes (Waterfowl)
Família	Anatidae (Ducks, Geese & Swans)
Genus	Tadorna
Espécies	Tadorna ferruginea

Distribution

Ruddy Shelduck has been recorded in 22 countries.

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Presente Not recorded

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🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇮🇱 Israel 🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇧🇾 Belarus 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇪🇪 Estonia 🇩🇪 Germany 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇱🇻 Latvia 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇱 Poland 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein 🇺🇸 United States 🇺🇦 Ukraine 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇸🇮 Slovenia 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇨🇭 Switzerland

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Perguntas frequentes

What does the Ruddy Shelduck eat?

Feeds on seeds, plant material, and aquatic invertebrates; dabbles in wetlands; diet varies between seasons and habitats.

Where does the Ruddy Shelduck live?

Steppe lakes, river valleys, inland saline and freshwater wetlands from southeastern Europe and North Africa east through Central Asia to China and Mongolia. Winters on lakes and rivers in South and Southeast Asia.

Is the Ruddy Shelduck endangered?

The Ruddy Shelduck has a conservation status of Least Concern.

How does the Ruddy Shelduck nest?

Nest type: CV. Incubation: 28-29 days. Fledging: 55 days.

What does the Ruddy Shelduck sound like?

A loud, resonant bugling 'aakh' from males; females give a rapid cackling 'kak-kak-kak'. Call carries far across open Asian steppe and river valleys.

How big is the Ruddy Shelduck?

The Ruddy Shelduck has a wingspan of 71.1 cm, weight of 1318.3333333333333 g.

What order and family does the Ruddy Shelduck belong to?

The Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea) belongs to the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae.