Common Shelduck

Also known as Tadorna tadorna

species of bird

AI overview

The Common Shelduck is a large duck species found across Europe and Asia that is known for its distinctive appearance and behavior. It matters to people who study birds and ecosystems because understanding waterfowl populations helps us monitor the health of wetland habitats that many animals depend on.

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Species

Least Concern

common shelduck

Species

PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderAnseriformes
FamilyAnatidae

Habitatfreshwater

Observations36,076

Maximum longevity: 24.8 years (wild)

via IUCN

Wikidata facts

Mass: 1.043
Image: Common shellduck (Tadorna tadorna) female.jpg

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taxon name: Tadorna tadorna
Commons category: Tadorna tadorna
Commons gallery: Tadorna tadorna
taxon common name: સફેદ સુરખાબ
wingspan: 112
litter size: 8.9
egg incubation period: 30
short name: T. tadorna

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Article

The common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) is a waterfowl species of the shelduck genus Tadorna. It is widespread and common in the Palearctic, in Europe and northwest Africa mainly breeding on temperate coasts, saline pools and estuaries, and in Asia on inland salt lakes; increasingly it is also using open freshwater habitats inland. Wintering is in temperate to subtropical regions.

Taxonomy