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Skull t.png The species Crested Shelduck is extinct.
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Tadorna cristata

Identification

63-71cm

  • Green tuft on head

Male

  • Green-black crown, breast, primaries and tail
  • Brown-black face, chin and throat
  • Dark grey, black striated belly, flanks and undertail coverts
  • White upperwing coverts
  • Irisdescent green speculum

Female

  • Black crest
  • Dark brown body with white striations
  • White face, chin, throat and neck
  • White eyering
  • White upperwing coverts

Distribution

Formerly Siberia and Korea. Extinct; last reported 1916.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Wetlands.

Behaviour

The diet included aquatic vegetation, crops, algae, invertebrates, molluscs, and crustaceans.

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
  2. Wikipedia

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