Ruddy Shelduck
Tadorna ferruginea
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 24,018
- Most observed in
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The ruddy shelduck is a bird species in the family Anatidae. It is a distinctive waterfowl, 58 to 70 cm in length with a wingspan of 110 to 135 cm. It has orange-brown body plumage with a paler head, while the tail and the flight feathers in the wings are black, contrasting with the white wing-coverts. It is a migratory bird, wintering in the Indian subcontinent and breeding in southeastern Europe and central Asia, though there are small resident populations in North Africa. It has a loud honking call.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Ruddy shelduck”.