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;[[:Category:Tadorna|Tadorna]] tadorna | ;[[:Category:Tadorna|Tadorna]] tadorna | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | White | + | *White body |
+ | *Chestnut breast band | ||
+ | *Green neck and head (looks black) | ||
+ | *Black scapulars, flight feathers and stripe from breast band to vent | ||
+ | *Reddish-yellow undertail coverts | ||
+ | *White tail with black tip | ||
+ | *Red bill with fleshy knob (larger in spring Male) | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | + | [[Palearctic]] region; winters to Near East, [[India]] and [[Myanmar]]. | |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
− | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | [[Image:Shelduck19.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|ody|ody}}<br />[[Axios-Aliakmon Deltas|Axios Delta]], [[Greece]] December 2008]] | ||
Estuaries, lakes, rivers and salt marshes. | Estuaries, lakes, rivers and salt marshes. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
− | |||
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
− | They nest in burrows, holes, caves and cliffs. The nest is lined with down | + | 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. |
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
The diet includes invertebrates. | The diet includes invertebrates. | ||
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''[[Media:Tadorna tadorna (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ''[[Media:Tadorna tadorna (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
− | Wikipedia | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec10}}#Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728 |
+ | #BWPI | ||
+ | #Wikipedia | ||
+ | #bio.edu.ee | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Tadorna_tadorna}} | {{GSearch|Tadorna_tadorna}} |
Revision as of 20:18, 17 March 2011
- Tadorna tadorna
Identification
- White body
- Chestnut breast band
- Green neck and head (looks black)
- Black scapulars, flight feathers and stripe from breast band to vent
- Reddish-yellow undertail coverts
- White tail with black tip
- Red bill with fleshy knob (larger in spring Male)
Distribution
Palearctic region; winters to Near East, India and Myanmar.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Estuaries, lakes, rivers and salt marshes.
Behaviour
Breeding
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.
Diet
The diet includes invertebrates.
Vocalistion
<flashmp3>Tadorna tadorna (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
References
- 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
- bio.edu.ee
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Common Shelduck. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Common_Shelduck
External Links