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Identification

Palearctic region; winters to Near East, India and Myanmar.

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Photo by ody
Axios Delta, Greece December 2008

Estuaries, lakes, rivers and salt marshes.

They nest in burrows, holes, caves and cliffs. The nest is lined with down for the 8-12 white eggs. Both sexes incubate and care for the young.

The diet includes invertebrates.

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Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728
BWPI
Wikipedia
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BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Common Shelduck. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 3 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Common_Shelduck

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 [[Palearctic]] region; winters to Near East, [[India]] and [[Myanmar]].
 ==Taxonomy==
-This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
+This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
 ==Habitat==
 [[Image:Shelduck19.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|ody|ody}}<br />[[Axios-Aliakmon Deltas|Axios Delta]], [[Greece]] December 2008]]