Ducks, Geese, Swans

Ruddy Shelduck

Tadorna ferruginea

The Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea) is a 1.2 kg wetland bird that eats a bit of everything. Some populations migrate.

Family

Ducks, Geese, Swans

Order

Anseriformes

Weight

1.2 kg

Habitat

Wetland

Diet

Plants and seeds

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

53

Recorded in India, Netherlands, Germany, Russia, Spain, Turkey, Belgium, China, Mongolia, Sweden, France, Morocco, Greece, Nepal, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Bhutan, Denmark, Republic of Korea, Austria, Bulgaria, Norway, Italy, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Portugal, Iran, United States, Romania, Taiwan, Azerbaijan, Thailand, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Israel, Ethiopia, Czechia, Moldova, United Arab Emirates, Armenia, Algeria, Poland, Cyprus, Uzbekistan, Canada, EH, Japan, Estonia, Tajikistan, Hungary, Oman.

Where to see it: Ысык-Көл · Приозерное жарым аралы [Issyk Kul Lake · Priozernoe Peninsula] (Kyrgyzstan); Oued Saquiat Al-Hamra · Laayoune (Western Sahara); Lake Sorbulaq · Southern Shore; (IBA KZ097) (Kazakhstan); Gun Galuut NR (Mongolia); 沙河水库 (Shahe Reservoir) (China).

Photo: (c) Olivier Morel, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist