Ruddy Shelduck

Tadorna ferruginea - Tadorne casarca

Tadorne casarca
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Anseriformes

  • Family
    :

    Anatidés

  • Genus
    :

    Tadorna

  • Species
    :

    ferruginea

Descriptor

Pallas, 1764

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 71 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 121 à 145 cm.
  • Weight
    : 925 à 1500 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Tadorne casarca
♂ adult
Tadorne casarca
♀ adult

Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea) is a species of bird in the Anatidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

  • Tadorne casarca,
  • Tarro canelo,
  • tadorna-ferrugínea,
  • Rostgans,
  • vörös ásólúd,
  • Casarca,
  • Casarca,
  • rostand,
  • Rustand,
  • kazarka hrdzavá,
  • husice rezavá,
  • Rustand,
  • ruostesorsa,
  • ànec canyella,
  • Ryðönd,
  • kazarka rdzawa,
  • rudā dižpīle,
  • rjasta kozarka,
  • Огарь,
  • アカツクシガモ,
  • 赤麻鸭,
  • เป็ดพม่า,
  • 瀆鳧〔黃麻鴨，赤麻鴨〕,

Voice song and cries

Tadorne casarca
♂ adult

Habitat

Tadorne casarca
♀ adult

Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha), Permanent Saline, Brackish or alkaline Lakes ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Water Storage Areas (over 8ha)

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

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