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Tadorna ferruginea

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1 Identification
2 Distribution
3 Taxonomy
4 Habitat
5 Behaviour
- 5.1 Vocalisation
6 References
7 External Links

[edit] Identification

58-70 cm. It has orange-brown body plumage and a paler head. The wings are white with black flight feathers.

[edit] Distribution

South east Europe across central Asia to southeast China.

[edit] Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species¹

[edit] Habitat

Open country, lakes and slow rivers.

[edit] Behaviour

It builds its nest in burrows, tree holes or crevices distant from water, laying 6-16 creamy-white eggs, incubated for 30 days.

The diet includes insects and insect lavae.

[edit] Vocalisation

Listen in an external program

[edit] References

Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist.