Common Shelduck

关于

翘鼻麻鸭是欧亚大陆西部沿海地区最常见的大型鸭子，以其鲜红色的嘴部（雄鸟具肉瘤）、黑绿色头部、栗色胸带和白色体羽的对比色彩著称，外形华丽。繁殖于欧洲和中亚，越冬于地中海、北非和中国南部。常在兔子洞或沙丘中营巢，以软体动物（主要是泥螺）和甲壳类为食。

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
翼展	62.8 cm	24.7 in
体重	1035.5 g	36.53 oz

识别

羽毛

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

分布范围

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.

保护状况

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

行为与繁殖

筑巢

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

产卵数

3-18

声音

鸣唱

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.

分类学

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

Distribution

Common Shelduck has been recorded in 5 countries.

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出现 Not recorded

countries highlighted

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

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常见问题

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.