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;[[:Category:Tadorna|Tadorna]] ferruginea | ;[[:Category:Tadorna|Tadorna]] ferruginea | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 61–71 cm | |
| + | *Orange-brown body | ||
| + | *Paler head | ||
| + | *White wing [[Topography#General Anatomy|coverts]] | ||
| + | *Dark [[Topography#Wings|primaries]] | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | South east [[ | + | South-eastern [[Europe]] east to Lake Baikal and [[Mongolia]]. They are also in the [[Canary Islands]] ([[Fuerteventura]]), across north-western [[Africa]] and in the highlands of [[Ethiopia]]. |
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| + | Their winter range extends to southern India and south-eastern [[Asia]] and [[China]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | This is a monotypic species<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | They can be found in a variety of watery habitats, particularly brackish and salt lakes and crater lakes. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | ====Breeding==== | |
| − | + | They build their nests in burrows, tree holes or crevices sometimes quite a distance from water. The clutch consists of 6-16 creamy-white eggs, which are incubated for 30 days. | |
| − | + | ====Diet==== | |
| + | They are mostly vegetarian, their diet consisting of vegetables and shoot, rice grains, plant stems roots, grass, leaves and seeds. | ||
====Vocalisation==== | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
<flashmp3>Tadorna ferruginea (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | <flashmp3>Tadorna ferruginea (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | ||
''[[Media:Tadorna ferruginea (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ''[[Media:Tadorna ferruginea (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2015) |
| + | #Wikipedia | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Tadorna+ferruginea}} | {{GSearch|Tadorna+ferruginea}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]] | + | <br /> |
| + | {{Video|Ruddy_Shelduck}} | ||
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| + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Tadorna]] [[Category:Bird Songs]] [[Category:Videos]] | ||
Revision as of 23:31, 23 February 2015
- Tadorna ferruginea
Identification
61–71 cm
Distribution
South-eastern Europe east to Lake Baikal and Mongolia. They are also in the Canary Islands (Fuerteventura), across north-western Africa and in the highlands of Ethiopia.
Their winter range extends to southern India and south-eastern Asia and China.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
They can be found in a variety of watery habitats, particularly brackish and salt lakes and crater lakes.
Behaviour
Breeding
They build their nests in burrows, tree holes or crevices sometimes quite a distance from water. The clutch consists of 6-16 creamy-white eggs, which are incubated for 30 days.
Diet
They are mostly vegetarian, their diet consisting of vegetables and shoot, rice grains, plant stems roots, grass, leaves and seeds.
Vocalisation
<flashmp3>Tadorna ferruginea (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2015)
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Ruddy Shelduck. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Ruddy_Shelduck
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